Benin experienced a brief, partial degradation in internet connectivity on the afternoon of August 22, 2026. The disruption, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, was characterized by a measurable drop in network reachability across the country’s IPv4 address space.
Technical Details
The degradation occurred between 13:20 and 13:50 UTC. The primary affected metric was the ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 network prefixes. This signal recorded a severity score of 610, indicating a notable reduction in successful responses from active probing. The drop magnitude from the observed peak was approximately 28%.
Other network telemetry signals showed varied behavior. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, which manages routing information between networks, remained stable with no significant prefix withdrawal observed. The cause of the brief connectivity issue has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
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