Congo Experienced Brief Connectivity Disruption on August 7
The Republic of the Congo experienced a brief but significant connectivity disruption on August 7, 2026. The event lasted approximately 34 minutes, centered around 13:20 UTC, and primarily affected a key traffic measurement signal. The cause has not been publicly attributed.Technical DetailsThe disruption recorded a…
The Republic of the Congo experienced a brief but significant connectivity disruption on August 7, 2026. The event lasted approximately 34 minutes, centered around 13:20 UTC, and primarily affected a key traffic measurement signal. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Technical Details
The disruption recorded a severity score of 2,727. The primary affected signal was the Merit Network Telescope (merit-nt) measurement, which serves as a proxy for aggregate internet traffic and connectivity. This signal showed a 97% drop from its peak value during the event, with two distinct degradation periods between 13:20-13:40 UTC and 13:44-13:54 UTC.
Other internet health indicators showed minimal change. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing announcements, which reflect control-plane stability, remained constant. Active probing for IPv4 reachability (ping-slash24) saw only a minor 5% dip. The disruption was confined to the data-plane traffic measurement.
Connectivity was reported restored by 13:54 UTC.
