AI Boom Sends PC Prices Soaring Across Africa | ITWeb Tech Headlines 26 – 31 October 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Soaring demand for memory to power AI infrastructure is pushing up computer prices across Africa, with IDC forecasting a 25% drop in African PC shipments in the third quarter of 2026, IDC senior research analyst Isaac Ngatia told ITWeb TV.
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