HOUSTON, TX–(EMWNews – August 6, 2008) – ERHC Energy Inc. (OTCBB: ERHE), a publicly

traded American company with oil and gas assets in the highly prospective

Gulf of Guinea off the coast of central West Africa, today announced that

its senior executives will present at the 2008 Global Investment Symposium

at the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai.

Hosted by Nortia Capital in partnership with Emirates Capital and Floyd

Associates in partnership with Nortia Capital, the 2008 Global Investment

Symposium will be held October 26-28, 2008. It is expected to provide ERHC

an opportunity to present and network with more than 100 international

investors, investment bankers and fund managers.

“This one of a kind event is an opportunity for small-cap companies to meet

with top financial institutions from throughout the Gulf region,” said Ross

DiMaggio, CEO at Nortia Investment Events.

ERHC Energy’s principal presenter will be Chief Operating Officer Peter

Ntephe, the Company’s acting president and chief executive officer. David

Bovell, Vice President Corporate Development, will also be in attendance to

meet personally with investors. ERHC’s presentation is scheduled for

Monday, October 27, 2008.

A Webcast of the presentation will be available for investors unable to

attend. Information on accessing the Webcast will be announced later. The

conference brochure can be downloaded at

www.floyd-associates.com/Dubai2.pdf.

“We are delighted to have high profile companies such as ERHC present in

the upcoming Global Investment Symposium in Dubai,” said Nima Montazeri,

Managing Director at Floyd Associates. “This event is anticipated to be

well attended by individual and institutional investors from the Gulf

Cooperation Council countries and from around the world.”

Participation in the 2008 Global Investment Symposium is part of ERHC

Energy’s strategy to take its story to investors in the U.S. and

international markets. Currently, ERHC representatives are participating in

the Nigeria São Tomé & Príncipe Joint Development Authority “Investment

Forum 2008” in São Tomé & Príncipe. Earlier this summer, the Company’s

management team presented at the RedChip Small Cap Investors Conference in

San Francisco, the Growth Company Investors Show in London and the Sub

Saharan Africa Oil & Gas Conference in Houston. ERHC also participated at

the Nortia Capital Partners’ Equities Conference by the Beach in Atlantic

City.

ERHC Energy has interests in six of the nine Blocks in the Joint

Development Zone between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé &

Príncipe off the coast of central West Africa. The Company has additional

interests in the territorial waters of Democratic Republic of São Tomé &

Príncipe known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

About ERHC Energy

ERHC Energy Inc. is a publicly traded American company with valuable oil

and gas assets in the in the highly prospective Gulf of Guinea. ERHC is

committed to creating and delivering significant value for its

shareholders, investors, and employees; sustainable and profitable growth

through risk balanced smart exploration, cost efficient development and

high margin production. For more information, visit www.erhc.com.

This press release contains statements concerning ERHC Energy Inc.’s future

operating milestones, future drilling operations, the planned exploration

and appraisal program, future prospects, future investment opportunities

and financing plans, future shareholders’ meetings, response to the Senate

Subcommittee investigation, developments in the SEC investigation of the

Company and related proceedings, as well as other matters that are not

historical facts or information. Such statements are inherently subject to

a variety of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual

results to differ materially from those anticipated, projected, expressed

or implied. A discussion of the risk factors that could impact these areas

and the Company’s overall business and financial performance can be found

in the Company’s reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange

Commission. These factors include, among others, those relating to the

Company’s ability to exploit its commercial interests in the JDZ and the

exclusive territorial waters of São Tomé and Príncipe, general economic and

business conditions, changes in foreign and domestic oil and gas

exploration and production activity, competition, changes in foreign,

political, social and economic conditions, regulatory initiatives and

compliance with governmental regulations and various other matters, many of

which are beyond the Company’s control. Given these concerns, investors and

analysts should not place undue reliance on these statements. Each of the

above statements speaks only as of the date of this press release. The

Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release

publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to

reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any

change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any of the above

statements is based.

Contact: Dan Keeney, APR DPK Public Relations 832-467-2904