Last week, the United Nations Secretary-General confirmed that Republic of Cape Verde has deposited its instrument of accession to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (hereinafter, “NYC”), thereby concluding the process of accession to that convention. As a consequence, the NYC came into force in Cape Verde on 20 June 2018, that is, 90 days from the date on which the instrument of accession was deposited, in accordance with article XII (2) of the NYC.