⚡️🔎 NEW - Emails show Jeffrey Epstein exploring ties to Somaliland and discussing a plan to build a film studio there, while separately receiving political briefings from a top Emirati official involved in Somaliland outreach.
In an August 9, 2012 email, a correspondent writes to Epstein about an idea to “professionalize” the African film industry by building a studio in Somaliland, explicitly copying Epstein on the proposal.
➤The email lays out a plan dubbed “Somaliwood Studios”
“What if we put together a small group that professionalized the African film industry…
But… we could build a small studio in Somaliland and called it SOMALIWOOD STUDIOS.”
➤The writer pitches Somaliland as a filming environment with ideological guardrails, and cites the local technical prowess:
“We could invite muslim and all sorts of groups to film there. We would make it a part of the mission to not allow anything immoral to be filmed there.”
“THey have serious tech ability there. Could put together a CGI facility that would rival any.”
➤ And closes by flagging Epstein directly:
“I’m copying Jeffrey since he might also think this would be FUN FUN FUN.”
Several years later, Epstein appears again in correspondence tied to Somaliland’s political positioning.
➤ On April 2, 2018, Sultan bin Sulayem emails Epstein a document titled:
“The recognition of Somaliland – growing international engagement and support.”
Sultan bin Sulayem is a powerful Emirati figure and the longtime chairman of DP World, a company deeply involved in ports and logistics across the Horn of Africa, including in Somaliland.
The email suggests Epstein was being looped into discussions around Somaliland’s international recognition and geopolitical positioning, at a time when the UAE was expanding its footprint in the region through ports, infrastructure, and political ties.
Together, the emails show Epstein circulating among business, cultural, and geopolitical conversations involving Somaliland, despite having no formal public role in diplomacy, development, or media—and despite his status as a convicted sex offender.
