Addressing the Pan African Youth Union, Malema said the continent would be a much better place if all dictators were removed.
"You must make sure that those who do not subscribe to democratic principles, especially here in Africa, young people must teach those people democracy. You must always be in the forefront to demand that those who lead for a longer time they must create space for new leadership to come in because if they don't do so they are effectively denying you a right to become a leader tomorrow," Malema said.
He warned the youth representatives from across Southern Africa that had attended the event that they were "fooling themselves" if they thought they were being loyal to their leaders by not challenging them.
"We have refused that in South Africa because the queue is too long. All of us have the capacity to lead and therefore those given an opportunity to lead must accept, appreciate and thank the movement after ten years and make space for the new ones to come in," he said to laud cheers from the floor.
Malema who blamed most of Africa’s problems to "imperialists" said while the ANC supported Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe, that support should not be about its president Robert Mugabe.
He said the youth within Zanu PF must fight to bring in new blood into the former liberation organisation.
"Zimbabwe has a potential. President Mugabe has done many good things in Zimbabwe including educating his people (and) giving them the best education. However that is not a licence to want to occupy that position for ever and ever," he said.
The ANC youth leader said they will never support any political party in Zimbabwe except Zanu PF and that the ruling party will continue to support former liberation movements in the continent against what he called "imperialists agenda".
He also called on the youths of Swaziland to fight for democracy in their country. "We are not opposed to the King, he can continue to be a king even if there is a democratic government," Malema said adding that King Mswati III could learn a lot from King Goodwill Zwelithini who shared space with KwaZulu Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize.
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