Somalia experienced a brief but notable disruption to its internet control plane on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The event, which affected Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, lasted for approximately 70 minutes, starting at 15:20 UTC and concluding by 16:30 UTC.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 173, with the primary impact observed on the BGP signal. This signal measures the stability of routing announcements for internet prefixes, a key component of the global internet’s control plane. The event coincided with a measurable drop in other connectivity indicators. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, showed a 10% decline from its peak. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity based on backscatter measurements, recorded a more significant 80% drop from its observed peak during the event window.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
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