Benin Experiences Brief Connectivity Disruption
Benin experienced a brief, moderate disruption to its internet connectivity early on August 8, 2026. The event lasted approximately 15 minutes, beginning at 00:35 UTC and ending at 00:50 UTC. The disruption primarily affected the control plane visibility of the country’s internet prefixes.Technical DetailsThe event…
Benin experienced a brief, moderate disruption to its internet connectivity early on August 8, 2026. The event lasted approximately 15 minutes, beginning at 00:35 UTC and ending at 00:50 UTC. The disruption primarily affected the control plane visibility of the country’s internet prefixes.
Technical Details
The event recorded a severity score of 28. The affected bgp.median signal, which measures the control plane visibility and routing stability of a country’s IP address prefixes, showed a drop in its median value. Other measurement signals, including those for traffic volume and active probing reachability, showed lesser or no deviation during the same observation window.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 00:50 UTC.
