President William Ruto on Monday held talks with the Belarus Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergei Aleinik.

Aleinik had visited the State House in Nairobi to deliver a message from President Alexander Lukashenko.

Ruto urged Belarus to position its interests, technology and investment in Kenya and Africa.

He noted that Kenya is the gateway to Africa, which he described as " the world's next frontier."

"At least 25 per cent of the world's population will be in Africa by 2050; this is where the most skilled and innovative global workforce is and will continue to be," the President said.

According to the latest estimates by the United Nations, Africa's population is equivalent to 16.72 per cent of the world's population. 

An article published by The Guardian said by 2050, there will be about 9.5 billion people on the planet.

"The continent will then be home to at least 25 per cent of the world's population, compared with less than 10 per cent in 1950," the story reads in part.

Africa's median age falls in the teenage to young adult bracket, making it viable for investments. 

President Ruto added that the continent is home to the globe's agriculture, noting that 65 per cent of the world's uncultivated land is in Africa.  

"This is where tractors from Belarus have a future," he said.