Nina Keita

Nina Keita is the niece of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and a central figure in Jeffrey Epstein's network of influence across West Africa. Her name appears more than 500 times in documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice on January 30, 2026.

Keita began corresponding with Epstein in 2011 while working as a model in France, and later returned to Ivory Coast to take a senior role at Gestoci, the state oil storage company. She is currently married to Ivory Coast Employment Minister Adam Kamara. Emails suggest Keita facilitated access to West African political leaders and introduced young women to Epstein.

She visited Epstein in New York, flew on his private jet (appearing on the February 12, 2004 flight from JFK to Le Bourget with Epstein, Maxwell, Brunel, and others), and organized a 2012 trip to Abidjan. Keita played a significant role in efforts to secure the release of Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, who was convicted of corruption and jailed in 2015. She solicited Epstein's financial assistance to engage U.S. lobbying firms on Wade's behalf, and records indicate Epstein transferred $100,000 toward those lobbying efforts.

Wade was freed from prison on June 24, 2016. Keita also appeared in Epstein's will. Reporting by DropSite News revealed Epstein helped broker an Israeli surveillance technology deal with Ivory Coast through Ehud Barak, with Keita facilitating introductions to Ivorian officials.