Ethiopia Experienced Brief Connectivity Disruption on July 30
Ethiopia experienced a brief but notable degradation in internet connectivity on July 30, 2026. The disruption, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, was centered on the network control plane and began at 10:50 UTC. The event was recorded with a severity score of 165.Technical DetailsThe primary…
Ethiopia experienced a brief but notable degradation in internet connectivity on July 30, 2026. The disruption, which lasted approximately 30 minutes, was centered on the network control plane and began at 10:50 UTC. The event was recorded with a severity score of 165.
Technical Details
The primary affected signal was the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which registers the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table. The BGP signal recorded a severity score of 165 during the half-hour event, indicating a measurable reduction in routing announcements.
Concurrent dips were observed in other key performance indicators. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, showed an 18% drop from its peak. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity, recorded a more significant 34% drop from its peak. The gtr-norm signal, which tracks deviation from an expected traffic baseline, fell by 10%.
The cause has not been publicly attributed. Connectivity was reported restored by 11:20 UTC.
