The China-Eritrea Film Week is one of the three film festivals that take place in Asmara every year. The event is organized by The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the PFDJ. Mr. Chen Chaoyang is Attachè at the Chinese Embassy in Eritrea and has kindly accepted to answer a few questions on the purpose of the China-Eritrea Film Week.

Mr. Li Liansheng is the newly appointed ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Eritrea. Last week, during the photograph show marking the China-Africa relationship held here in Asmara, Shaebia.org interviewed him regarding the relationship between the two countries. Excerpts:

Could you introduce us with the National Board of Higher Education and its activities?

The National Board of Higher Education is a body that monitors the activities of higher education in Eritrea. It has nine members. Until its official establishment, a Provisional Coordinating Committee for Higher Education is monitoring higher education in the country. And it is also playing a vital role in drafting the charter and the laws and regulations for all the colleges in the country. All deans in the colleges are members of the Board and it is chaired by the Director of the office of the President.

Q. Would you introduce your self and your job to shaebia.org clients?

A. My name is Saad Ramadan Said; I started my career as a teacher, before joining the NUEYS (National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students), as a coordinator of a number of youth projects, then became a manager of NUEYS projects department as well as Planning and Human Resources Department, before joining ESMG.

At the Zoba Maekel Court, I saw a young girl busily working with the files in front of her. She read a case and called the concerned ones; I was impressed by the way she handled cases and the decisions she gave. Then, I decided to interview her for Hidri magazine. Here is the translation of the interview:

Alemseghed Ghebrekidan was born in 1971 and graduated in Urban Engineering from the College of Urban Planning in Addis Ababa in 1992. He also attended Masters in Housing and Inner City Revitalization from the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies in Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Lund University, Sweden in 2003. He is now teaching at the Eritrean Institute of Technology at Mai-Nefhi. Shaebia.org interviewed him. Excerpts:

During the international symposium on: ‘Democracy in Africa: Reality and Prospects,’ that was conducted in Asmara from 21 to 23 May 2009, many scholars participated and presented research papers on different topics. Shaebia.org interviewed Dr. Amir H. Idris, Assistant Professor at Fordham, New York City’s Jesuit University. He is from the Department of African and African American Studies.

Menesey Magazine conducted an interview with the Minister of Education, Mr. Semere Rusom, regarding the current situation of education and students’ performance in Eritrea. A translated part of the interview follows:

Temesgen Ghebreslasie (Taniko) is one of the famous young Eritrean singers. Although he has released only two albums so far, his name is on the star singers list that includes Helen Meles, Fihira, Wedi Tkabo and others. Recently, Menesey Magazine conducted an interview with him. A translated part of it follows: