He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...

A respected global policymaker with a particular interest in Africa, Köhler also helmed the International Monetary Fund for ...

Angela Merkel has praised Horst Koehler for his ... Horst Koehler was the head of the IMF before becoming Germany’s president in 2004 Credit: Getty Images North America But in May the following ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an ...

"The coming weeks will become a moment of truth for the conservative CDU and for Germany." Merz took over the CDU after Merkel, with whom he had often been at odds, stepped down as chancellor in 2021.

Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union ... policy with votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Michael Kappeler/dpa ...

State secretary, International Monetary Fund head, President of Germany ... Neither Chancellor Angela Merkel nor his extremely high popularity rating among the population could prevent him ...

BERLIN — Germany’s former leader Angela Merkel has exposed a deep rift within the country ... The EU economy is already facing challenges in the form of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade ...

Nigeria has condoled with the people and government of Germany over the death of their ... popular with the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose choice he was for the presidency ...