The Soft Face of Zimbabwe’s Dictatorship

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is set to select a new president this week to succeed Thomas Bach. In a field of seven candidates, Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, Africa's most decorated Olympian, could make history as the first woman to head the IOC. However, since becoming Zimbabwe's sports minister in 2018, Coventry has become a highly controversial political figure, and her election would be a victory for the brutal regime she has become the soft face of.