DR Congo Experiences Brief Connectivity Disruption

The Democratic Republic of the Congo experienced a brief, moderate disruption to its internet connectivity on Friday, August 7, 2026. The event was centered on the country’s internet routing control plane and lasted approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.

Technical Details

The disruption occurred between 13:30 and 14:45 UTC. The event registered a severity score of 81, with the primary impact observed on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which measures the stability of routing announcements for the country’s IP address space. The median BGP visibility dropped by 2% from its peak during the event.

Concurrently, other network health indicators showed deviations. Active probing for ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes showed a 10% drop from its peak. Backscatter measurements, a proxy for overall network activity, recorded a more significant 83% drop from its peak. Traffic volume also fell 13% below its expected baseline forecast.

Reported Cause

The cause of the disruption has not been publicly attributed.

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