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Internet outage in Rwanda on 17 September 2026
The signal of Rwanda dropped by 26%. None of the leading providers we watch showed a drop of its own, so the cause is likely outside their networks.
| When (UTC) | Duration | Severity | Peak drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2026 16:50-17:20 UTC | 30 min | Degraded | 26% |
Country signal around the event
Each point: share of the country's networks that answered a probe within 10 minutes. Data: IODA (Georgia Tech). Event selection, exact timing and provider breakdown: GeoCables. Red band: the event.
Providers during the event
| Provider | Share of users | Signal drop | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTN Rwanda AS36890 | 47.5% | 2% | No change |
| Airtel Rwanda AS327707 | 27.1% | 4% | No change |
| Airtel Rwanda AS37124 | 21.4% | 0% | No change |
| CanalBox (GVA) AS36924 | 11.3% | 0% | No change |
| KT Rwanda Networks AS37228 | 6.3% | 7% | No change |
How we know this
Both series come from IODA (Georgia Tech): BGP route visibility and active probing of networks inside the country. GeoCables does the rest: a drop of 20% or more below the usual level of the last 24 hours is a disruption, 50% or more an outage; the exact start and end are taken from the full-resolution series (10-minute steps), not from the moment our detector recorded the event. Provider figures are hourly samples from the same source; a provider counts as affected at a drop of 30% or more. Our own probes on land are a separate layer and are shown here only when they saw the event.
Confidence: Medium: the drop is visible in active probing; route visibility did not drop.
Data: Country series for this page (JSON) · Permanent link to this event: geocables.com/outages/rw/2026-09-17 · Page generated 02.10.2026 19:33 UTC