Student Highlight: Anbes Mebrahtu
ANBES MEBRAHTU
Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Languages: English, Amharic (Ethiopia), and Tigrigna (Eritrea)
Semester: 4th
Favorite course: Multinational Firms with Dr. Reynolds
Anbes is pursuing an internship the African Union's Department of Peace and Security, where he hopes to participate in negotiations over border conflicts, including Sudan and South Sudan disputes and Ethio-Eritrean disputes. He would also like to work toward the creation of a common market in the East African region and the free movement of people and trade between neighboring countries. Eventually, Anbes would like to establish a sustainable business in his home country of Ethiopia, such as a bicycle or handicraft shop, which will employ locals and uplift the community.