A young Robert Mugabe pushes for racial equality in a changing Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia). He spoke to the late Morley Safer, of 60 Minutes fame, then a CBC foreign correspondent.

From our archives - here's a Newsnight special in 1980 just after Robert Mugabe's victory.

The dying days of the Republic of Rhodesia in Southern Africa. Filmed by Thames Televisions flagship factual programme 'This week'First transmitted on 11/01/1979 ,

Various shots of a dhow sailing on the sea around the island of Zanzibar in Africa; other dhows are seen in moored in the harbour as large boxes of spices are unloaded; two men in traditional costume haggle over prices.

Various shots of women picking cloves from trees; we are told Zanzibar is the greatest exporter of cloves. L/S of the market place; M/S of a fruit stall selling pineapples and mangoes (?); C/U of a seller running his hands over a pile of nutmegs.L/S of a cruise liner coming in towards the island. M/S as two tourists in coolie hats climb into a rickshaw by the sea front and set off, being pulled by an African man.

Point of view shot from a moving vehicle as we pass through the main street; M/S of the couple in the rickshaw looking around with interest. M/S of the town with people milling about.Various shots of an Indian craftsman working on some hammered silver ornaments; another craftsman carves a wooden Arab doorway; a finished carved doorway is seen in place, being embossed with silver.

The Sultan, His Highness Seyyid Khalifa bin Harub is seen coming out of his palace, saluting to his troops and getting into a fabulous red car to drive off, while a small gaggle of excited tourists watch and take photos.L/S and M/S of Mangapwani Beach; beautiful golden sands, palm trees and clear sea; a lone man walks across the sand. Another man is seen plunging into the sea and swimming out to where an African man treads water near a rowing boat. M/S of the beach as three small naked African boys standing near a beached boat play catch with a ball.

FILM ID:135.12A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/

FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/

British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

Zanzibar Revolution [1964]
John Okello, Abeid Karume and Abdulrahman Babu.

⁣Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu 1924 – 5 August 1996]
A Revolutionary ⁣Zanzibar-born Pan-Africanist and Marxist.

Eritrean Documentary

⁣Eritrea - French Documentary [1980]

⁣Eritrea, 'The Forgotten War' - Swedish Documentary [1980]

⁣Eritrea, documentary of 1970s and 80s.

⁣Eritrea, documentary of 1970s and 80s.