RT News - October 15 2022 (20:00 MSK)

RT News - October 15 2022 (20:00 MSK)

China says its economy is a driving force for global growth, while the country seeks peace with Taiwan, but is prepared to use force against anyone that intervenes.

That's ahead of a crucial Communist Party congress that's due to define China's strategy for the next five years.

An African official says the continent refuses to be dictated to by the West after Washington and Europe impose their own harsh terms on vital loans for South Africa's energy reforms. Burkina Faso confirms its new transitional president, who ousted a French-backed leader in a coup.

We ask locals what they think of Paris's role in the African country's affairs.