Chad Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Chad experienced a brief disruption to its internet control plane on July 12, 2026. The event lasted approximately 15 minutes, centered around 16:15 UTC. The primary impact was observed on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which manages routing information between networks.

Technical Details

The disruption recorded a severity score of 68. The affected BGP signal measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table. During the event, the median number of visible prefixes dropped by 5% from its peak. Other network health indicators, including active probe reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed no significant concurrent degradation. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Network conditions were reported as stable before and after the brief event.