In our last newsletter, we told the story of Change Agent Tutu Alicante - the One Man Human Rights Operation - who is taking on the dictatorship in the small, oil-rich African nation of Equatorial Guinea. To get Changents members even more in the zone with Tutu, we put together a little quiz to test your chops: Brush Up On Your EG. We plussed it up further by offering a one year subscription to GOOD Magazine to the first couple members to score 100% on all five questions. Well, we're pleased to announce that two of you know your EG stuff. Congratulations to Michael Nwoke and Dorian Adams!    

Upon learning he was the winner of a GOOD Magazine sub, Michael wrote: "Being a native of Nigeria, I truly empathize with Tutu's audacious mission. I look forward to the day when our paths will cross as we both live out our audacity to right some wrongs in Africa." Right on.

Dorian, who is a founder of the socially-conscious site Just Cause, said: "Tutu Alicante is one of a breed of courageous individuals whose singular dedication to truth make the world better.  To recognize and honor these individuals is to be on the side of the angels."

Thanks to Dorian and Michael for playing. Now they too can be GOOD (although I get the impression they already are).

Here is a recap of the Brush Up On Your EG quiz and the correct answers:

1) Who were the original inhabitants of Equatorial Guinea?
        
The Spaniards
    
The Pygmies
    
The Fang Tribe

It was the Pygmies. When I first saw that answer, I thought for sure it was the decoy.

2) In 1996, President (and Dictator) Obiang Nguema claimed to have won the multi-party presidential election with what percentage of the vote?

51%
 
70%

99%

The correct answer is 99%. If you're not going to win by a landslide it's hardly worth running. Of course, it helps a lot when the opposition boycotts the election...

3) The Washington DC-based Riggs Bank holds the oil deposits for the dictatorship of Equatorial Guinea. What other dictator did his banking at Riggs?
        
Augusto Pinochet (Chile)
    
Idi Amin (Uganda)
    
Saddam Hussein (Iraq)

Augusto Pinochet was a Riggs customer. Next time you're in the teller line next to a dictator, you may want to inquire how one can get a country of one's own.

4) With a population of just over 500,000 (mostly living in poverty) in a country approximately the size of Maryland, guess the GDP of Equatorial Guinea.

US$560 million
    
US$2.6 billion
    
US$25 billion

The correct answer is $25 billion. A billion here and billion there…before you know it you're talking about real money. And at $50,000 per citizen, there's a lot of food, shelter, clothing, education, health care, etc., etc. that's going missing. Share the wealth, already!
 
5) What is the average life expectancy of an Equatorial Guinean?
        
71 years old
    
55 years old
    
49 years old
    
It's 49 years old. In the year 2007, that pretty much says it all.

Rock on Tutu! The world needs you and we're glad you're here on Changents.