Burundi experienced brief connectivity degradation Saturday morning
Burundi experienced a brief but significant degradation in internet connectivity on Saturday morning, June 7. The disruption began at approximately 08:20 UTC and lasted for about 50 minutes, ending near 09:10 UTC. The event registered a severity score of 1,610.
Technical Details
The primary affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures the reachability of IPv4 network blocks via ICMP probes. During the event, the median reachability score dropped by 34% from its peak. Other signals showed concurrent deviations. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which reflects routing advertisement stability, saw a 16% drop. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for overall network connectivity, fell to zero. Traffic volume, as measured by the gtr-norm signal, deviated 15% below its expected baseline.
Reported Cause
The cause of the disruption has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 09:10 UTC.
