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In the last issue, towards the end of August, we were anticipating our travel to Lusaka, Zambia for the 6th Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication (ABBC 2025) symposium. And travel we did. Our three days' discourse in the temperate Lusaka yielded quite exciting stories, some of which we share in this issue.
There, we gathered arms that we believe will help us wage a winning battle against misinformation and disinformation, at a time when the world is grappling with these two dragons. We are called, we agreed, to move with speed. The compilers of the stories you will read in this DrumBeat exude confidence in our ability to eventually suppress these two longstanding menaces. We share in this enthusiasm.
Our video of the month takes us straight into the heart of the discussions, with participants' offering their lessons from the proceedings at ABBC 2025- and their suggestions going forward. Some have had to struggle with bouts of damaging misinformation and disinformation in their work for ages. Look at their eyes glow as they speak about potential success against misinformation and disinformation.
The story of the month is a look into the last two ABBC symposia through the eyes of Iowa State University's Prof Curtis Youngs. From his first visit to Africa, to how he fell in love with a continent he now visits often, and to the potential of key partnerships in beating misinformation and disinformation and helping the continent keep making steps in the right direction, Prof Youngs penned a masterpiece for us. A food secure world, he posits, should be our key target at this point in time.
We hope you enjoy this read.
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