Mozambique: Women in Politics Facing Obstacles

Maputo — : Maria Helena Langa is one of the five women who heads a municipality, out of the 53 existing ones in Mozambique.

Langa began her career within the political arena, as a municipal councilor from 1993 to 2003 and in 2009 rose within the ranks and became president of the municipal council of Mandlakazi. She is serving her second term the president of the Mandlakazi city council, in the province of Gaza,

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