Malawi Internet Connectivity Disrupted by BGP Instability

Malawi experienced a brief but notable internet connectivity disruption on Thursday, July 17, 2026. The event, centered on the network control plane, lasted approximately 30 minutes beginning at 18:00 UTC. A key signal measuring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) stability recorded a severity score of 119 during the incident.

Technical Details

The disruption was characterized by instability in the BGP signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table. The severity score for this signal peaked at 119. The event was confined to a single half-hour period, with no significant concurrent degradation observed in active probing or traffic volume signals. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Network connectivity was reported restored following the 30-minute window of instability.