KEFI Gold and Copper Plc announced appointment of Addis Alemayehouas an independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from the closing of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 22 July 2024. Mr. Addis Alemayehou, is based in Ethiopia, is the Chairman of Kazana Group, a diversified investment firm dedicated to early-stage, high-impact, tech-driven, and climate-smart initiatives, aiming to generate mass employment in Africa. Mr. Alemayehou is well known for having launched ventures in Ethiopia such as Kana TV, the country's first dubbed television station; Afro FM, Ethiopia's inaugural English-language radio station; and 251 Communications, a leading Ethiopian communications company.

He also provides advisory services to global institutions on overseeing investments in East Africa and in assessing opportunities, and is a Board member in Ethiopia for Dangote Industries, the largest cement producer in Africa.