Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has said he is "not a Yankee", as he addressed around 50,000 of his supporters at a rally held in the capital, Harare, to honour him on Africa Day.
The 92-year-old also ruled out the possibility of stepping down from office, and hit out at rival leaders in the ruling Zanu-PF party for plotting to succeed him.
Mr Mugabe added:
There should never be little groups to promote so and so. Those little groups are treasonous groups, they poison the party.
I belong to my people. I don't like to be American. I am not a Yankee. I am not a Briton... I belong to Zimbabwe.
'About 50,000' honour Mugabe
The crowd at the march to honour Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has swelled to about 50,000.
The 92-year-old leader arrived at the march in the capital, Harare, with his wife Grace:
I am at the service of the people. If the people feel I should go, I go. But at the moment where do you want me to go? I am not going anywhere."
Marchers call Mugabe a 'visionary leader'
The BBC's Brian Hungwe has taken these pictures of the march in Zimbabwe's capital Harare which is being held to honour President Robert Mugabe on Africa Day.
People are carrying banners calling it a million man march, even though the crowd is nowhere near that size. Another banner calls Mr Mugabe a visionary leader, While this man decided to cover his face.
Our correspondent reported in his 10:55 post that thousands of President Mugabe supporters had been bused in from across the country for the march.
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