Africa Update NOVEMBER 2006 Africa Special Issue Heartbreak on the Serengeti Among the Berbers Africa's Danakil Desert Okavango: Africa's Miracle Delta Johannesburg Djenne: West Africa's Eternal City Without Borders: Uniting Africa's Wildlife Reserves Megatransect More from Chris Johns on "why I'm optimistic about Africa." Only at www.casefoundation.org. Africa: Hope Amid Hardship One year after profiling Africa in an exclusive issue of National Geographic, Editor in Chief Chris Johns revisits the continent through his photographic coverage and explains why—despite its long history of social, environmental, economic, and political problems—he remains optimistic. Although quick to recognize that there are no easy solutions, he pins his hopes on the inspirational spirit of the African people and concerted efforts toward stewardship of their environment.