Voting took place in a secret ballot among the 1,260-member Federal Convention, comprising lawmakers and leading community figures
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With the summit in Valletta focusing on finding a solution to the flow of migrants through the Mediterranean, Merkel calls for providing stronger support to the UN-backed unity government in Libya, including the country’s coast guard
Gabriel is currently the Minister for Economic Affairs in Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrat-led coalition, where the SPD is the junior member
Merkel said she read Trump’s newspaper interview on the issue with interest
A dominant figure in European politics with no clear domestic rival for the chancellorship, Merkel is seen as a strong contender to win another term, which would make her one of the longest-serving chancellors in German history
President Buhari is in Germany on a three-day working visit
The group of personalities chosen by the Bloomberg Market consisted of CEOs, world leaders as well as religious leaders.
As expected, Barack Obama, Angela Merkel and Pope Francis made the list, with Dangote on number 41
President Buhari, who was received on arrival by the Vice Minister-President of Bavaria, Inge Aigner, was accompanied by Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, former Governor Babatunde Fashola, General A. Dambazau (rtd.) and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Paul B. Lolo
The jet belongs to the German airline, Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa
Doctors told the 59-old-year leader of Europe’s biggest economy to give up snacking on bread rolls with cheese and raw meat after she fractured her pelvis in a skiing accident
“I’m not so good at standing and have to lie down a lot,” Merkel said, while welcoming the children to the chancellery