Ahmed Haj Ali is an

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

n politician who has held various posts within the Government of

. After serving as Minister of Labour and Human Welfare, he was moved to the post of Minister of Tourism in February 1997. He has subsequently served as Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources. He was also the first Eritrean Representative at the United Nations. As of 2011, he is Minister of Energy and Mines. He has signed mining agreements with companies from Western countries as well as

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

to facilitate the exploitation of Eritrea's mineral wealth."Gold rush"
''Africa Confidential'', volume 52, number 5, 4 March 2011.

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