Sudan extends airspace closure until Aug. 15 due to conflict

(Reuters) – The Sudanese civil aviation authority extended the closure of Sudan’s airspace until Aug. 15, except for humanitarian aid and evacuation flights, Khartoum International Airport said in a statement early on Monday.

Sudanese airspace was closed to regular traffic after a military conflict erupted between the country’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April.

(Reporting by Yomna Ehab; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)