Djibouti Experiences Brief BGP Disruption, Connectivity Stable

Djibouti experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The event, which lasted approximately 50 minutes, primarily affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane. Other connectivity metrics remained largely stable during the observation period.

Technical Details

The disruption was recorded between 12:20 and 13:10 UTC. The BGP signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table, recorded a severity score of 845, indicating a measurable degradation. The signal’s median value dropped by approximately 17% from its peak during the event window.

Other key internet health signals showed minimal deviation. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, recorded a 40% drop from its peak but maintained an average of 39 measurement points. Traffic volume, as measured by the gtr-norm signal, saw a 16% drop from its peak but averaged 0.84 throughout the period. The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Routing and connectivity were reported restored following the brief disruption.