Ethiopia Experiences Brief BGP Control Plane Disruption

Ethiopia experienced a brief disruption to its internet control plane visibility on Thursday, July 31, 2026. The event lasted approximately 20 minutes, centered around 11:00 UTC. The primary impact was observed on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing signals.

Technical Details

The disruption recorded a severity score of 110. The affected bgp.median signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table, showed a 6% drop from its peak during the observation window. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, remained within normal operational ranges for the duration of the event.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored within the observation period.