Zimbabwe Experiences Brief BGP Disruption on July 20

Zimbabwe experienced a brief disruption to its internet control plane on July 20, 2026. The event, centered on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) visibility, lasted for approximately one hour and twenty-five minutes, starting at 04:25 UTC and ending by 05:50 UTC.

Technical Details

The disruption registered a severity score of 86. The primary affected signal was the BGP median, which measures the control plane visibility of the country’s internet prefixes. A one percent drop in this signal was recorded. Other network health indicators, including active probing for IPv4 reachability and traffic volume forecasts, showed minimal deviation during the event window.

The cause has not been publicly attributed.

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