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BY Charles Ayitey, 11:00am July 27, 2016,

Top African Countries With The Most Repressive Dress Codes

by Charles Ayitey, 11:00am July 27, 2016,
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Dress codes have always defined the culture of societies. In Africa, for example, dress codes distinguish a liberal country from a conservative one. In fact, the decision on what or what not to wear remains one of the major decisions decided upon by repressive African regimes like Zambia, where a parliamentarian named Edith Nawakwi was pressured out of Parliament for dressing inappropriately.

Here is a list of African countries with the strictest dress codes as published by the World Economic Forum.

Last Edited by:Deidre Gantt Updated: July 27, 2016

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