At the same time, Amin faced other problems. The worldwide price of coffee plummeted, which shrank the profits from Uganda’s top export. Libya and other Muslim countries began to ask questions about the large donations they had made to Uganda. The payments were supposed to be used to build mosques and promote Islam, but the money had disappeared. At a meeting, Amin blamed his finance minister, Moses Ali, for the losses. Amin threw an ashtray at Ali’s head, and the minister drew a pistol on Amin. Other officials separated the two before there was bloodshed.