Internet status in Gambia Operational
Address blocks silent right now: 0% · 2026-10-21 03:08:00 UTC
The disruption in Gambia affected Gamtel: signal down 50%, serves 8.6% of the country's users. Africell, Comium and QCell showed no change. Across the country, 20% of address blocks stopped answering our checks.
Latest recorded event: 23 Sep 2026 07:50 UTC · Degraded · Address blocks silent 20% · 50 min. Recorded outages in Gambia ↓
Leading providers
| Provider | ASN | Share of users | Status | Signal dip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africell | AS37524 | 27.2% | Operational | 0% |
| Comium | AS37552 | 21.4% | Operational | 0% |
| QCell | AS37309 | 19.2% | Operational | 0% |
| Starlink · global network, measured worldwide | AS14593 | 18.5% | Operational | 0% |
| Gamtel | AS25250 | 8.6% | Operational | 0% |
| Netpage | AS37323 | 1.8% | Operational | 0% |
| DK Telecom | AS328488 | 1.6% | Operational | 0% |
| Insist NET | AS328140 | 1.3% | Operational | 0% |
ℹ️ How to read this page
Degraded - signal dip ≥20% below its 24h baseline - partial outage or major disturbance
Major outage - dip ≥50% - large-scale loss of connectivity
“Signal dip” compares the current BGP-visibility and active-probing levels against the median of the previous 24 hours, corrected for global measurement artifacts (a worldwide simultaneous drop is ignored).
Data refreshes hourly. Per-ISP rows are measured in depth when the country shows an anomaly (pilot countries - continuously). The probable cause is a heuristic: an active fault on a submarine cable feeding the country ranks first, then routing signals, then power/access patterns.
Recorded outages in Gambia
| When (UTC) | Duration | Severity | Address blocks silent | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 07:50 | 50 min | Degraded | 20% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 9 Sep 2026 10:20 | 90 min | Degraded | 25% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
| 7 Sep 2026 20:50 | 80 min | Degraded | 29% | technical, no conflict or censorship signal |
Submarine cables feeding Gambia
If a national outage coincides with a fault on one of these systems, the cable is a likely cause - check its live page:
Internet in Gambia: questions and answers
Is the internet down in Gambia right now?
No. At the last check (21 Oct 2026 03:08 UTC) the internet in Gambia was working normally: the signal was at its usual level.
When was the last internet outage in Gambia?
The latest recorded event in Gambia started on 23 Sep 2026 07:50 UTC and lasted 50 min. The signal dropped by 20% at its lowest point.
Which internet providers are watched in Gambia?
GeoCables watches the leading providers of Gambia: Africell (27.2%), Comium (21.4%), QCell (19.2%), Starlink (18.5%), Gamtel (8.6%). The share is the part of the country's internet users served by the provider.
Which submarine cables connect Gambia?
Gambia is connected by 1 submarine cables in the GeoCables database, among them Africa Coast to Europe (ACE). A break on one of them can slow down or cut international traffic.
How does GeoCables detect an internet outage?
The status comes from two independent signals: routing announcements (BGP) and active probing of networks inside the country. A drop of 20% or more below the usual level of the last 24 hours is shown as degraded, a drop of 50% or more as an outage. See internet outages in all countries.