Mr. Robert LaValliere reports

SEMAFO PROVIDES NOTICE OF SECOND QUARTER 2016 RESULTS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL

Semafo Inc. invites you to participate in a conference call on Aug. 10, 2016, at 10 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time with senior management during which they will review the corporation's second quarter 2016 financial results.

Semafo's financial statements and management's discussion and analysis for the second quarter 2016 will be released on Aug. 10 prior to Toronto Stock Exchange open and will be available in the investor relations section of the corporation's website, and on the Canadian securities administrators' website at SEDAR.

Telephone local and overseas:  1-647-788-4922

Telephone North America:  1-877-223-4471

Replay number:   1-800-585-8367

Replay pass code:   56308431

Replay expiration:  Aug. 31, 2016

A live audio webcast of the conference will be accessible for a period of 30 days through Semafo's website.