Somalia Experiences BGP Control Plane Disruption
Somalia experienced a disruption to its internet control plane visibility on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The event began at 08:45 UTC and lasted for approximately four hours, concluding by 12:30 UTC. The primary impact was observed on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which registered…
Somalia experienced a disruption to its internet control plane visibility on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. The event began at 08:45 UTC and lasted for approximately four hours, concluding by 12:30 UTC. The primary impact was observed on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which registered a severity score of 461.
Technical Details
The disruption was characterized by a reduction in BGP visibility. The BGP signal measures the stability and reachability of routing announcements for the country’s internet prefixes on the global control plane. During the event, the average number of visible prefixes dropped by 2% from its peak. Other network health indicators, including active probing reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed less significant deviations from normal baselines.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
