Zimbabwe Experiences Major Connectivity Disruption

Zimbabwe experienced a significant nationwide connectivity disruption beginning on July 13, 2026, lasting over 14 hours. The event was characterized by a severe degradation in internet reachability and network control plane visibility.

Technical Details

The disruption severity score was 1,756,259. The primary affected signals were bgp, which measures control plane visibility for network prefixes, and ping-slash24, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes. The bgp signal recorded a severity score of 1,143, while ping-slash24 recorded a score of 1,536. The event began at 10:05 UTC on July 13 and concluded at 00:30 UTC on July 14.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation window.