Benin experiences brief BGP routing disruption

Benin experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure early on August 2, 2026. The event, which affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, lasted approximately 25 minutes. The disruption was centered around 03:50 UTC.

Technical Details

The primary affected signal was BGP, which measures the control plane visibility of network prefixes. The BGP median signal recorded a severity score of 25 during the event window. The disruption was observed between 03:50 and 04:15 UTC. Other internet measurement signals, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and backscatter traffic analysis, showed minor fluctuations but no significant concurrent outages.

The cause has not been publicly attributed. No official statements or news reports linking the event to a specific cause were identified in the immediate aftermath.

Routing stability was reported restored by 04:15 UTC.