South Sudan Experienced BGP Control Plane Disruption
South Sudan experienced a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane disruption on Friday, July 18, 2026. The event began at 07:35 UTC and lasted for approximately 55 minutes, concluding by 08:30 UTC. The disruption was characterized by a reduction in the visibility of network routing…
South Sudan experienced a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) control plane disruption on Friday, July 18, 2026. The event began at 07:35 UTC and lasted for approximately 55 minutes, concluding by 08:30 UTC. The disruption was characterized by a reduction in the visibility of network routing prefixes.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 194, with the primary impact observed on the BGP signal. This signal measures the control plane visibility of internet routing prefixes. During the event, the median BGP visibility dropped by approximately 4% from its peak. Concurrent measurements of IPv4 network reachability, known as ping-slash24, showed a separate 9% decline from its peak but did not trigger a correlated alert.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Network conditions were reported as stable following the event’s conclusion.
