Niger experiences connectivity disruption affecting BGP control plane

Niger experienced a significant connectivity disruption on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, primarily affecting the internet’s control plane. The event lasted approximately two hours, from 16:15 to 18:20 UTC, with a severity score of 1,389.

Technical Details

The disruption was most pronounced in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) signal, which measures the visibility of network prefixes in the global routing table. The BGP median value dropped by 12% from its peak during the event.

Other signals also showed degradation. The ping-slash24 metric, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, recorded a 21% drop. The gtr-norm signal, a forecast of expected traffic volume, deviated from its baseline by 22%. The merit-nt signal, an aggregate connectivity proxy based on backscatter measurements, saw an 82% decline from its peak.

Reported Cause

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

Connectivity was reported restored by the end of the observation period.