ACTRESS Sharon Stone raised $1 million in five minutes yesterday for Tanzanian mosquito nets, turning a debate about African poverty at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland into an impromptu fund-raising event.

Sharon Stone raised a million dollars (€766,000) in five minutes today for Tanzanian mosquito nets, turning a debate about African poverty at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland into an impromptu fund-raising event.

Tanzania’s president today launched an angry attack against attempts by Western nations to suspend Zimbabwe from the Commonwealth.