Ghana Experiences Brief BGP Disruption

Ghana experienced a brief disruption to its internet control plane on Tuesday, July 22, 2026. The event, which affected Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, lasted approximately 45 minutes, starting at 06:55 UTC and concluding by 07:40 UTC. Technical Details The disruption registered a severity score…

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Ghana experienced a brief disruption to its internet control plane on Tuesday, July 22, 2026. The event, which affected Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, lasted approximately 45 minutes, starting at 06:55 UTC and concluding by 07:40 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 56. The affected bgp.median signal measures the control plane visibility for internet routing prefixes. During the observation window from 02:30 to 08:30 UTC, other connectivity signals, including active probing reachability (ping-slash24) and traffic volume forecasts (gtr.sarima), did not show significant degradation.

Reported Cause

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by 07:40 UTC.