Mugabe brands African leaders as cowards

President Mugabe has branded some African leaders cowards who are prepared to sell out their countries for financial aid and material benefits.

In an interview broadcast by ZBC last night, he said the leaders' actions will trigger revolts if youths discover that they are being used to serve imperialists.

He said the current crop of leaders was quite different from revolutionaries who fought for Africa's independence.

"Not only have they become cowards, but have become sell-outs of our own people. Betraying, betraying the nations of Africa. That's that AU thing. They just think of money, money, money. Material things!

If I speak against Britain and Britain is paying part of my budget, it is providing money I need for my hospitals, where shall I get this money?

If I talk against France and I need French money to pay soldiers, to pay my civil servants, ah, where shall I get the money?

That's the consideration. You go and kneel before Sarkozy, you go and kneel before David Cameron, kneel before Obama and say yes we shall do all you want us to do. All these leaders, and when you are kneeling, you are making your nation kneel before these young imperialists."

President Mugabe said Africa was going through its worst period ever.