Ethiopia experienced a disruption to its internet control plane on Saturday, August 29. The event, focused on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), began at approximately 06:55 UTC and lasted for roughly 1.6 hours.
Technical Details
The disruption recorded a severity score of 524. The primary affected signal was BGP, which measures the visibility of network routing announcements. During the event, the BGP signal showed a 6% drop from its peak value. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation from normal baselines.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. No official statements or reports from service providers or government entities were identified in the immediate aftermath.
Connectivity was reported restored by 08:30 UTC.
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