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Epstein’s Shadow on East Africa: New Files Reveal Region as Target of Global Trafficking Ring

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Epstein’s Shadow on East Africa: Newly Released Files Reveal Region as Target of Global Trafficking Ring

Newly unsealed criminal records from the Jeffrey Epstein case in the US have identified several East and West African nations as locations linked to Epstein's international sex trafficking network.

Kenya and Somalia are flagged as areas associated with “potential paedophile activity,” while Tanzania and Senegal are noted as alleged transit routes within the network, according to the millions of pages released by the US Department of Justice.

The files expand the scope of one of the most notorious global scandals, raising serious new questions about its reach into Africa.

Watch the video on the files' disturbing connections to the region
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