The following is a press release by the World Customs Organization.
BRUSSELS, 18 July 2012 - The Republic of South Sudan deposited with the Belgian Government its instrument of accession to the Convention establishing a Customs Co-operation Council on 18 July 2012.
An English-speaking country in North Africa, South Sudan will be part of the WCO's East and Southern Africa region.
The WCO is pleased to welcome South Sudan into the international Customs family.