Top African Countries With The Most Repressive Dress Codes

Women ordered to wear headscarves in Gambia (Photo: dw.com)

Gambia
After declaring the state an Islamic republic, President Yahya Jammeh’s Republic of Gambia made the headlines when it announced a new policy that required female government workers to wear headscarves in public.

“All female staff within the government ministries, departments, and agencies are no longer allowed to expose their hair during official working hours…Female staff are advised to use head ties and neatly wrap their hair,” a strict executive order stated.

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Charles Ayitey

Charles Ayitey is a contributor for Face2Face Africa. Since completing his training at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, Charles has covered major news events in Ghana, West Africa and Africa as a whole through broadcasts on Business Television Africa (BTA), Joy News and various online publications. He has also produced documentaries concerning development in the sub-region and conducted interviews with business tycoons such as Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum of Groupe Ndoum and Ghanaian political leaders.

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