Equatorial Guinea Connectivity Disruption Lasted Over Nine Days
Equatorial Guinea experienced a significant, prolonged connectivity disruption affecting its control plane visibility from July 14 to July 24, 2026. The event, which began at 18:35 UTC on July 14, lasted for approximately 9.2 days before concluding around 00:30 UTC on July 24. The Border…
Equatorial Guinea experienced a significant, prolonged connectivity disruption affecting its control plane visibility from July 14 to July 24, 2026. The event, which began at 18:35 UTC on July 14, lasted for approximately 9.2 days before concluding around 00:30 UTC on July 24. The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal recorded a severity score of 33,288 during the observation window.
Technical Details
The primary impact was observed on the BGP signal, which measures the stability and visibility of internet routing announcements from the country. The signal’s median value remained at a constant low level of 117 throughout the event. Other measurement proxies showed varied performance. The gtr-norm signal, which tracks normalized traffic volume, averaged 0.83 with a 23% drop from its peak. Active probing for IPv4 reachability via the ping-slash24 signal showed a minor 5% degradation, averaging 40.75 responsive prefixes. The merit-nt signal, a backscatter measurement used as a connectivity proxy, averaged a value of 0.05.
Reported Cause
The cause of the disruption has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.
