Middle East Conflict Disrupts Dubai Gold Hub, Opening Door for China’s Refining Market

File image of a gold mine in Dunkwa-on-Offin in central Ghana. Photo / Chris Stein / AFP
File image of a gold mine in Dunkwa-on-Offin in central Ghana. Ghana looks to shift artisanal gold refining amid Dubai flight disruptions. Photo / Chris Stein / AFP

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Polina Devitt

Ghana’s state-run artisanal gold exporter is preparing to shift cargoes to alternative refining hubs if flight disruptions to the United Arab Emirates persist, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, as the Iran conflict exposes Africa’s dependence on Dubai.

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