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Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Income Tax Expense      
Current taxes, current year $ 114,055 $ 109,044 $ 93,774
Current taxes, prior years 375 (202) (2,082)
Total current tax charge 114,430 108,842 91,692
Deferred income taxes, current year (32,048) (183,495) (69,158)
Deferred income taxes, prior periods 25,146 (360) (4,554)
Total deferred income tax credit (6,902) (183,855) (73,712)
Total taxation charge/(credit) 107,528 (75,013) [1] 17,980
Tax effect of potential deferred tax assets that have been impaired 633,448 79,477 74,084
Increase (decrease) through business combinations, deferred tax liability (asset)   137,864 $ 79,395
Deferred tax liabilities $ 137,106 $ 183,518 [2]  
[1] Re-presented to reflect the remeasurement period adjustments, as required by IFRS 3, in respect of updates to the accounting for the MTN SA Acquisition in May 2022.
[2] Re-presented to reflect the remeasurement period adjustments, as required by IFRS 3, in respect of updates to the accounting for the MTN SA Acquisition in May 2022.