19/05/2026
Day 2 of the WAPOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Conference built strongly on the momentum of Day 1, with deeper conversations on the future of public opinion research, governance, media, and development in Africa.
The panel sessions featured rich perspectives from experts across Africa, Europe, and beyond.
Adewale Opawale, Managing Director of STREAM Insight shared compelling insights on โ๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ต๐บ: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎโ highlighting the importance of representativeness, contextual understanding, and rigorous methodology in ensuring credible public opinion research in Africa amid the rise of artificial intelligence.
Joy Obadoba shared revealing perspectives on โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐
๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด,โ while ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ explored โ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ.โ
The conference ended on a vibrant note with a gala night, celebration of African culture, networking, and an award session, a fitting close to an inspiring gathering of researchers and thought leaders shaping the future of African research.