Mahawa Bangoura Camara (born 13 March 1927) is a Guinean diplomat and politician.
Mahawa Bangoura Camara was born on 13 March 1927 in Conakry, Guinea.
[2] Bangoura was Guinea's permanent representative at the United Nations until June 2000, when she became the country's first women foreign minister, succeeding Zainoul Abidine Sannoussi.
[3][4][1] She was appointed by the President Lansana Conte during a reshuffle which saw five senior ministers being replaced.
[3] In August 2001, she met with her Liberian and Sierra Leonean counterparts in Monrovia, Liberia to try to bring peace to the three countries of the Mano River Union (MRU).