Gambia experienced brief connectivity degradation early June 4

Gambia experienced a brief degradation in internet connectivity early on June 4, 2026. The disruption began at 04:00 UTC and lasted approximately 30 minutes. The primary technical indicator for the event was a drop in active network reachability.

Technical Details

The event recorded a severity score of 775. The most affected signal was ping-slash24, which measures ICMP reachability across active IPv4 /24 network prefixes. This signal showed a 32% drop from its peak value during the observation period. Other network health signals, including traffic volume and backscatter measurements, showed lesser deviations. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, which governs routing announcements, remained stable throughout the event.

The cause has not been publicly attributed. Connectivity was reported restored by 04:30 UTC.