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What is the typical dress code at work and in public places? Is formal dress ever required?

Typically business-business casual at work, depending on your position. Around town things are extremely informal. The local fabric is great and fun to have made into a wide variety of outfits. - Oct 2020


Business casual unless you have outside meetings. - Jul 2014


The Gabonese we worked with dressed quite nice, but our company dress was generally more casual. - Oct 2013


More formal than US. The local Gabonese dress up. - Apr 2012


It's hot, so wear light material. I wore skirts almost every day and sandals 24-7. - Aug 2011


It's a very conservative society. Anything official will involve a coat and tie -even if it is 95 deg F and 100% humidity. - Jul 2010


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