ReconAfrica Announces Hydrocarbon Flow to Surface from the Huttenberg Formation at Kavango West 1X; Program to Continue with Open Hole Horizontal Testing

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. (the “Company”, “ReconAfrica”) (TSXV: RECO) (OTCQX: RECAF) (Frankfurt: 0XD) (NSX: REC), along with its partners BW Energy (20% WI) and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (“NAMCOR”, 10% carried WI), are pleased to announce preliminary production testing results from the three zones in the Huttenberg formation on the Kavango West 1X (“KW1X”) discovery well, along with plans to advance to open-hole horizontal production testing.