Comoros Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Comoros experienced a brief disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on Wednesday morning. The event, which lasted approximately 20 minutes, primarily affected the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane, a key system for network visibility and traffic exchange.

Technical Details

The disruption occurred between 07:20 and 07:40 UTC on July 9, 2026. The event registered a severity score of 222, with the BGP signal showing an 11% drop from its peak visibility. This signal measures the number of network prefixes visible in the global routing table from within the country. Other key connectivity metrics, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and backscatter traffic measurements, showed minimal deviation during the same observation window from 02:30 to 08:30 UTC.

The cause has not been publicly attributed. Connectivity was reported restored following the brief event.