Woman marries 55 times

A Mauritanian lady, in her 50s, has revealed that she has been married 55 times.

This is in a country where the number of non-married women is remarkably high.

In a report for the ‘Alsahel’ TV channel, she said that she started her journey of marriage at an early age and married many different types of men.

The longest marriage lasted 15 years and other marriages ranged between three months, two weeks and even two days.

She says marriages broke up because of jealousy and a lack of responsibility from her husbands.

She remembers all her husband’s names and also says she only felt safe with three of them.

One of the world's poorest countries, Mauritania is rich in mineral resources.

According to the World Bank it is Africa's second biggest exporter of iron ore, it is a modest oil producer with considerable natural gas deposits and its waters have some of the most abundant fish stocks in the world.

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