- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
They're most probably after some Forerunner artifact in Africa. Also note that in the E3 2003 demo, the Cheif and Cortana were trying to get to a Covenant cruiser that "took two in the nose and then dropped into the atmosphere." The plot may have changed since then, but I wouldn't rule it out as a reason for the Cheif being there.
I really hope that there is at least on mission in North America, no matter if it's Mexico City, L.A., Washington D.C., Atlanta, NYC, or anywhere in Canada...**cough**except Montreal**cough**...I should really get this cough checked out. Oh, but no Paris mission either please, I mean this time the French would be fighting a superior alien force, chances are that France sent a surrender message after we lost the first colony.