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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 “𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺: 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮” 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 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝘂𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴,” while 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗮 explored “𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.”

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.

Day 1 at the WAPOR SUB SAHARAN AFRICA conference in Lagos Nigeria was a powerful gathering of research leaders, academics and policy stakeholders all united by one important goal: understanding Africa through the lens of public opinion.

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Bad data has no bias. It costs businesses, NGOs, government agencies and organizations equally across Africa.

The difference between a good decision and a costly one often traces back to a single variable, the quality of the data collected in the field.

At STREAM Insight, 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. 𝗪𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲, because our clients make decisions that are too important to be built on unreliable foundations.

Across African markets, where diversity, geography, and context shape every research outcome, the integrity of field data is not optional. It is the foundation every strategic decision deserves to be built on.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱.

Pricing decisions are becoming more complex and more risky, especially in African markets.

The data is already showing where things are breaking.
Discounts aren’t driving growth the way they used to
And what consumers are choosing is quietly shifting

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Swipe through for a closer look at what the market is already signaling.

There are 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 sitting in your research and most studies never catch the difference.

𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Both pass the screener. Both fill the quota. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

Swipe to see why this distinction is the difference between insight and assumption. 👉

𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 🇬🇲

From the West Coast to the North Bank, our field team were on the ground in The Gambia meeting people in their own environments and listening to voices that often go unheard.

The study covered urban centers and rural communities reflecting the diversity of consumer realities in-market.

Through face-to-face fieldwork engagements, we engaged directly with respondents in context, capturing lived realities as they are expressed, not just recorded.

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀.

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