Burkina Faso Connectivity Degradation Lasted Over 12 Days
Burkina Faso experienced a significant, prolonged degradation in internet connectivity beginning on May 18. The disruption lasted over 12 days, with the primary impact observed on a key network reachability metric.
Technical Details
The connectivity event began at approximately 14:30 UTC on May 18 and concluded around 00:30 UTC on May 31. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, recorded a severity score of 454,120 and showed a 16% drop from its peak value during the observation period.
Other measurement signals showed varied impacts. The gtr.sarima signal, which forecasts deviation from an expected traffic baseline, recorded a 15% drop from its peak. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements, showed a complete 100% drop from its observed maximum. The bgp signal, representing control-plane visibility for network prefixes, remained stable with no significant drop recorded.
Reported Cause
The cause of the prolonged degradation has not been publicly attributed.
Network reachability had recovered to observed baseline levels by the end of the event window.
