South Sudan has also either applied or is in the process of applying to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa,[REF] the Commonwealth of Nations,[REF] the East African Community,[REF] the Intergovernmental Authority on Development,[REF] the International Monetary Fund,[REF] and the World Bank [REF].
On 24 July 2011, President Salva Kiir told the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly that he hoped the EAC will consider expediting South Sudan's accession to the supranational organisation.