Burkina Faso Connectivity Degradation Lasted Over Nine Days
Burkina Faso experienced a significant, prolonged degradation in internet connectivity beginning on May 18. The disruption, which lasted over nine days, was characterized by a severe drop in network reachability. Connectivity was reported restored by the morning of May 28.
Technical Details
The primary disruption was recorded on the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network prefixes. This signal registered a severity score of 344,400 during the event period from May 18 at 14:30 UTC to May 28 at 00:30 UTC.
Other network signals showed concurrent deviations. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which reflects control plane visibility for network prefixes, recorded a 9% drop from its peak. The gtr signal, a forecast model of expected traffic, deviated from its baseline by 31%. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity, fell to zero during the event.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Network conditions were observed as stable at the conclusion of the event window.
