Ethiopia Experiences Brief BGP Connectivity Disruption
Ethiopia experienced a brief but significant disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on August 9, 2026. The event, centered on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), lasted for approximately one hour, starting at 11:30 UTC. The disruption registered a severity score of 332, indicating a measurable…
Ethiopia experienced a brief but significant disruption to its internet routing infrastructure on August 9, 2026. The event, centered on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), lasted for approximately one hour, starting at 11:30 UTC. The disruption registered a severity score of 332, indicating a measurable impact on network control plane visibility.
Technical Details
The primary affected signal was the BGP median, which measures the control plane visibility of the country’s internet protocol prefixes. The signal recorded a drop of 6% from its peak value during the observation window. While other network health indicators, including active probing reachability (ping-slash24) and backscatter traffic measurements (merit-nt), showed minor fluctuations, the BGP signal was the most significantly impacted. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Network connectivity was reported restored by 12:30 UTC.
