Rwanda Experienced Brief Connectivity Degradation Tuesday

Rwanda experienced a brief degradation in internet connectivity on Tuesday, June 3, 2026. The disruption occurred between approximately 16:50 and 17:40 UTC, lasting under one hour. The primary technical impact was a measurable drop in network reachability.

Technical Details

The event registered a severity score of 1,096. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, recorded a drop magnitude of 29% from its peak during the observation window. The country’s Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, which advertises routing information, remained stable with no observed drop. The gtr.sarima signal, a forecast of expected traffic volume, deviated from its baseline by a drop magnitude of 16%. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity, showed a complete drop during the period.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored following the brief disruption.