Key Persons

Individuals identified in Epstein’s Africa-related correspondence. Profiles are based on documented email records only.

Jeffrey Epstein
Financier (subject of investigation)
KenyaNigeriaSouth AfricaSenegal+3
8003 emails
Lesley Groff
Executive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein
KenyaAfrica
618 emails
Karim Wade
Former Minister of State, Senegal
SenegalAfrica
556 emails
Sultan Bin Sulayem
Chairman, DP World / Port of Dubai
NigeriaSenegalSomaliaKenya+4
392 emails
Nina Keita
Niece of President Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast
Ivory CoastSenegalAfrica
352 emails
Boris Nikolic
Science Advisor to Bill Gates; bgC3
TanzaniaNigeriaZimbabweAfrica
312 emails
Mark Lloyd
Marrakech-based fixer; Epstein associate
South AfricaMorocco
270 emails
Ehud Barak
Former Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Israel
Ivory CoastAfrica
187 emails
Terje Rød-Larsen
Former UN Special Envoy; President, International Peace Institute
NigeriaSomaliaSudanEgypt+4
171 emails
Peggy Siegal
New York publicist
Africa
165 emails
Karyna Shuliak
Epstein's girlfriend (2013-2019)
MoroccoIvory CoastSouth Africa
165 emails
Peter Mandelson
Former EU Trade Commissioner; Founder, Global Counsel LLP
South AfricaAfrica
164 emails
Ariane de Rothschild
Vice Chair (now Chair), Edmond de Rothschild Group
Ivory CoastMozambiqueSouth AfricaCameroon+1
160 emails
Jabor Al Thani
Qatari royal family
MoroccoNigeriaEgypt
154 emails
Gregory Brown
Chairman & CEO, GlobalCast Partners LLC
Libya
147 emails
Larry Visoski
Chief pilot, Jeffrey Epstein
MoroccoSenegalMaliGabon+3
127 emails
Sarah Kellen
Personal Assistant to Jeffrey Epstein
KenyaNigeriaIvory CoastSenegal+6
116 emails
Shaher Abdulhak
Yemeni billionaire, Chairman of Sheba Investment Company
YemenEthiopiaSudanSomalia+2
96 emails
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Member of the British Royal Family; former UK Trade Envoy
LibyaAfrica
89 emails
Jide Zeitlin
Former CEO, Tapestry Inc.
NigeriaAfrica
69 emails
David Stern
Lawyer, Witan Group
DjiboutiLibyaSenegalKenya+1
56 emails
Noam Chomsky
Linguist; MIT professor emeritus
ZimbabweSenegalSouth Africa
56 emails
Tom Pritzker
Chairman, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Ivory CoastEgyptSenegalMorocco
55 emails
Joi Ito
Former Director, MIT Media Lab
ZimbabweAfrica
44 emails
Daniel Siad
Model scout in Jean-Luc Brunel's network
South Africa
40 emails
Ghislaine Maxwell
Epstein associate, convicted sex trafficker
KenyaEthiopiaRwandaAfrica
38 emails
Larry Summers
Former US Treasury Secretary; Former President, Harvard University
SenegalAfrica
32 emails
Nicole Junkermann
Investor; WEF Young Global Leader
MoroccoGabon
32 emails
Jean-Luc Brunel
French modeling agent
EthiopiaMorocco
28 emails
Deepak Chopra
Wellness author; founder, Chopra Foundation
Morocco
25 emails
Jack Lang
Former French Culture Minister; President, Institut du Monde Arabe
MoroccoEgypt
24 emails
Lisa Emelia Svensson
Swedish diplomat; Ambassador for Ocean and Water; UNEP Nairobi
KenyaSudan
23 emails
Ben Goertzel
AI researcher; CEO, Novamente/OpenCog; co-founder, iCog Labs (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia
23 emails
Bob Crowe
Partner & Chair of Government Relations, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Senegal
21 emails
Steve Bannon
Former White House Chief Strategist
EgyptMoroccoIvory CoastKenya
18 emails
Miasha
Epstein contact (identity unconfirmed)
Africa
17 emails
Ramsey Elkholy
Recurring Africa-traveling Epstein contact
South AfricaEgypt
17 emails
Sidi Tiémoko Touré
Chef de Cabinet to President Ouattara, Ivory Coast
Ivory CoastAfrica
16 emails
Bill Gates
Co-founder, Microsoft; Co-chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NigeriaSomaliaTanzaniaIvory Coast+1
15 emails
Ramata Sall Fall
Personal Assistant to Karim Wade, Senegal
SenegalAfrica
13 emails
Rigobert Andely
Senior Official, Congo Brazzaville Finance Ministry
South AfricaAfrica
13 emails
Thorbjørn Jagland
Secretary General, Council of Europe; Chair, Norwegian Nobel Committee
Senegal
11 emails
Elisabeth Feliho
Assistant to Karim Wade (prison period)
SenegalAfrica
10 emails
Rasseck Bourgi
Paris-based fixer; brother of Robert Bourgi
SenegalAfrica
10 emails
Greg Wyler
Founder, O3b Networks and OneWeb (satellite connectivity)
Africa
8 emails
Robert Trivers
Evolutionary biologist; Rutgers professor; Crafoord Prize laureate
Nigeria
3 emails
Jean-Yves Ollivier
French businessman; Africa peace broker
South AfricaAfrica
2 emails
Abdourahmane Cissé
Minister in charge of Budget, Côte d'Ivoire (2012-2018); later Secretary General of the Presidency
Ivory Coast
2 emails
Adnan Mahmood
Officer, Group Chairman & CEO Office, DP World
Africa
1 emails
Okey Enelamah
Former Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria
NigeriaAfrica
Ghanim Bin Saad Al Saad
Managing Director and CEO, Qatari Diar
South AfricaAfrica
Ali Bongo Ondimba
President of Gabon
GabonAfrica
Jacob Zuma
Former President of South Africa
South Africa
Sol Kerzner
Founder, Kerzner International (Atlantis, One&Only)
South AfricaMorocco
Leon Black
Co-founder, Apollo Management
Ivory Coast
Paul Kagame
President of Rwanda
Rwanda
Cheikh Kante
Chairman of Senegal Ports (2012)
Senegal