South Sudan Experiences BGP Control Plane Disruption
South Sudan experienced a significant degradation in its Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane visibility on July 12, 2026. The disruption began at approximately 12:55 UTC and lasted for nearly 12 hours, ending around 00:30 UTC on July 13. The event registered a severity score…
South Sudan experienced a significant degradation in its Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane visibility on July 12, 2026. The disruption began at approximately 12:55 UTC and lasted for nearly 12 hours, ending around 00:30 UTC on July 13. The event registered a severity score of 1,220, indicating a substantial impact on the routing infrastructure.
Technical Details
The primary affected signal was the BGP median, which measures the visibility of the country’s IP prefixes in the global routing control plane. The signal recorded a severity score of 1,220 over the 11.6-hour event window. Concurrently, a secondary signal measuring ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes showed a 15% reduction from its peak performance, though it remained partially functional. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
