Niger experiences multi-day BGP control plane disruption
Niger experienced a significant disruption to its internet control plane visibility beginning on July 28, 2026. The event lasted for approximately two and a half days, with the BGP signal recording a severity score of 60,326. The disruption was observed from July 30 at 18:30…
Niger experienced a significant disruption to its internet control plane visibility beginning on July 28, 2026. The event lasted for approximately two and a half days, with the BGP signal recording a severity score of 60,326. The disruption was observed from July 30 at 18:30 UTC through July 31 at 00:30 UTC.
Technical Details
The primary impact was recorded on the BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) control plane signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes to the global internet. The signal’s median value remained at a constant low level of 194 visible prefixes throughout the event, indicating a sustained reduction in advertised routes.
Concurrently, the Merit Network Telescope (merit-nt) signal, a proxy for aggregate internet connectivity, dropped to zero, representing a 100% decline from its peak. Active probing for ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes (ping-slash24) showed a 14% reduction. The normalized traffic volume (gtr-norm) signal also registered a significant drop of 75% from its expected baseline.
Reported Cause
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
The disruption was reported as resolved by 00:30 UTC on July 31.
