Gamtel explains as Gambia plunges into internet darkness again

The Gambia telecoms company Gamtel have confirmed that there was a total internet outage affecting the entire country on Monday.

An internet outage hit the nation early Monday pushing citizens into communication blackout.

According to Gamtel in a tweet, the issue was due to ‘technical issues’ on the backup links.

“The isolation was due to technical issues on the backup links,” Gamtel said.