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President William Ruto with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Henna Virkkunen on June 8, 2026. [PCS, Standard]
President William Ruto has challenged European investors to abandon outdated perceptions of Africa as a continent dependent on aid and instead embrace it as the world's next frontier for growth, innovation, and investment.
Speaking at the Kenya-Belgium Business Roundtable 2026 in Brussels, Belgium, Ruto said Africa possesses the resources, youthful workforce and market potential needed to address some of the world's most pressing challenges, including food security, energy transition, and climate change.
"Africa is not part of the problem the world is trying to solve. On the defining challenges of our time, food, energy, climate, and demography Africa is in fact the larger part of the solution," he said.
