Rome Resources Announces Board Changes Including Appointment of Serge Nawej Tshitembu to Board of Directors

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 21, 2023) - Rome Resources Ltd. (TSXV: RMR) (FSE: 33R) ("Rome" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Serge Nawej Tshitembu has been appointed to the Company's board of directors.

Mr Nawej is a qualified lawyer, a Congolese national who grew up in Belgium and is based in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"). He is currently a professional business consultant, and has significant experience advising mining construction and infrastructure companies operating in Africa, particularly the DRC, in respect of strategic development, finance, legal matters and government relations and geopolitical challenges. Mr Nawej has an extensive network of contacts across Asia, the Middle East and Africa and assists companies with their fundraising activities. Mr Nawej is regularly invited as a speaker or moderator to global and African business events.

Mr Nawej completed his legal qualifications (and remains registered as a lawyer) in Belgium. He previously practiced law in Belgium and the DRC, and was a key contributor in the development of a successful law firm based in the DRC involved in major cross border transactions in Africa. Mr Nawej is a director and shareholder of one of the Company's joint venture partners.

Mark Gasson, President and CEO of the Company, states that "Serge Nawej's significant business experience in Africa, especially in the mining sector in the DRC, and his extensive network of professional investor and government contacts will be of great assistance to the Company and its plans to explore and develop the exciting Bisie North Tin Project in eastern DRC."

The Company also announces that Mr Patrick Flint has resigned as a director of the Company. The Board thanks Mr Flint for his contributions during the period he served as a director.

About Rome Resources

Rome Resources Ltd. is a mineral exploration company that has entered into two option agreements and a binding term sheet to acquire direct and indirect interests in two contiguous properties situated in the Walikale District of the North Kivu Province in eastern DRC, which are collectively referred to as the "Bisie North Tin Project". Rome intends to fund exploration on the project up to the completion of a definitive feasibility study.

Contacts

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Mark Gasson
President, CEO & Director
P: (604) 687-6140

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