Congo experienced a brief but sharp degradation in internet connectivity on the evening of August 18, 2026. The disruption lasted approximately 47 minutes, centered around 19:36 UTC. The primary impact was observed in a key network traffic measurement.
Technical Details
The disruption recorded a severity score of 4,338. The Merit Network Telescope (merit-nt) signal, which serves as a proxy for aggregate internet connectivity by measuring backscatter traffic, showed a severe drop. Its median value fell by 97% from its peak during the event window.
Other core internet health indicators showed minimal to no deviation. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing announcements, which reflect control plane stability, remained constant. Active probing for IPv4 reachability (ping-slash24) showed only a minor 8% decline. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 20:23 UTC.
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