South Sudan will Thursday officially become the sixth member of the East African Community (EAC) when it signs treaties to join the regional bloc.
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan and his Tanzania counterpart John Magufuli who doubles up as the EAC chairman, are scheduled to sign the accession treaty in Dar es Salaam, weeks after Heads of State from the bloc approved the admission of the country that is just getting out of a civil unrest.