Dar Es Salaam — HEFTY prizes await the winner of this year's Miss East Africa beauty pageant set for Friday at the Mlimani City Hall in Dar es Salaam.
Chairman of the organizing committee, Rena Calist told reporters today that the winner would drive home a Toyota Celica sports car worth over 30m/- plus a one-year contract with the company valued at 50,000 US dollars (about 60m/-).
Calist said the first runner-up would be awarded 3,000 US dollars (about 4m/-) and a one-year contract with the firm worth 20,000 US dollars (26m/-) in areas of modelling and advertising.
The third winner would pocket 1,000 US dollars (about 13m/-) and a 6,000-US-dollar (about 7m/-) contract whereas the rest would be given token prizes.
He said 14 beauties from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Rwanda, Burundi and Somalia would showcase their catwalk skills in traditional, beach and evening gown during the finals.
Congolese musician Ferre Batangire Gola is among artistes who would colour the event.
Other performers include Kidumu Kinene from Kenya and Vumilia Mwaipopo with her K-Mondo Sound band who promised a good show.
Entrance fees have been pegged at 100,000/- for special seats and 50,000/-.
AllAfrica.com
State of Eritrea ሃገረ ኤርትራ Hagere Ertra دولة إرتريا
Dawlat Iritrīya
Anthem: Ertra, Ertra, Ertra Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Capital (and largest city) Asmara
15°20′N 38°55′E / 15.333°N 38.917°E / 15.333; 38.917
Official language(s) Tigrinya, Arabic, English Other languages Tigre, Saho, Bilen, Afar, Kunama, Nara, Hedareb,.
Ethnic groups 60% Tigrinya, 30% Tigre, 4% Afar, 3% Saho, 3% Kunama
Demonym Eritrean Government Provisional government
- President Isaias Afewerki
Independence
- From Italy November 1941
- From United Kingdom under UN Mandate 1951
- from Ethiopia de facto 24 May 1991
- From Ethiopia de jure 24 May 1993
Area
- Total 117,600 km2 (100th)
45,405 sq mi - Water (%) 0.14%
Population
- 2009 estimate 5,224,000[4] (109th)
- 2008 census 5,291,370
- Density 43.1/km2 (165th)
111.7/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate
- Total $3.625 billion[5]
- Per capita $681[5]
GDP (nominal) 2010 estimate
- Total $2.117 billion[5]
- Per capita $397[5]
HDI (2007) steady 0.472 (low) (165th)
Currency Nakfa (ERN)
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
ISO 3166 code ER
Internet TLD .er
Calling code 291
1 ,. National TV: Eritrea Television (ERI-TV)
Eritrea (play /ˌɛrɨˈtreɪ.ə/ or /ˌɛrɨˈtriːə/;[6] Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritrīyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast. The northeast and east of the country has an extensive coastline on the Red Sea, directly across from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Dahlak Archipelago and several of the Hanish Islands are part of Eritrea. Eritrea's size is approximately 117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi) with an estimated population of 6 million...
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