The daughter of veteran South African freedom fighter Oliver Tambo, Nomathemba Tambo, says Africa should build stronger Pan-Africanism institutions that transcend borders to foster real development. 

Speaking at the official launch of the Institute of Pan African Studies in Lusaka, Ambassador Tambo insisted that there will be no meaningful development on the continent if countries continue to work in isolation. 

This is the Oliver Reginald Tambo House heritage site in Lusaka, Zambia.

Here is where the late OR Tambo lived during South Africa's liberation struggle period.

But on this day is the launch of the Institute of Pan-African Studies.

The Chief Executive Officer of IOPAS, Larona Tsikwe, disclosed the institute's plans for Namibia.

"Namibia's struggles are South Africa's struggles; you don't have land, we don't have land, and we want to access this land. You know that when I started learning about Namibia I realised it's exactly the same as South Africa; it's just that it was colonised by a different regime. But in terms of details, we face the same challenges. So we want to also want to unlock these opportunities, so we want to say to Namibians, What are you doing to deal with these challenges because we have the same challenges?"

The event that was hosted by the National Heritage Conservation Commission was also attended by Zambia's founding president, Kenneth Kaunda's son, Kaweche, and South African High Commissioner to Zambia Saad Chachalia.

Tambo was the guest of honour.

"As a cornerstone of sovereignty, Africans thinking for Africa and thinking together, building Pan-Africanism is not merely a political alignment, but it is an intellectual communion, economic interdependence, cultural pride, and a steadfast conviction that Africa's destiny is shaped." 

The Institute of Pan-African Studies (IOPAS) is an international non-governmental organisation originally started in South Africa to advance the continent's economic, social and cultural development.