VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Africa Oil Corp. (AOIFF) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $45.6 million.

On a per-share basis, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company said it had profit of 9 cents.

In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, the company's shares hit $1.87. A year ago, they were trading at $1.

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