Burundi connectivity disrupted for nearly three hours

Burundi experienced a connectivity disruption lasting nearly three hours early Tuesday, primarily affecting the Border Gateway Protocol control plane. The event began at 01:50 UTC on August 11 and concluded at 04:30 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 419. The bgp signal, which measures control plane visibility for internet prefixes, showed a median value drop of 3% from its peak. Active probing across IPv4 /24 prefixes, measured by the ping-slash24 signal, recorded a 10% reduction in reachability. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter, fell to zero at its lowest point.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 04:30 UTC.