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Provisions for other liabilities and charges - Decommissioning and site restoration provision (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]      
Non-current $ 86,131 $ 84,533 [1]  
Current 277 483 [1]  
Decommissioning and site restoration provisions      
Disclosure of other provisions [line items]      
At January 1 85,016 71,941 $ 53,266
Additions through business combinations   34,419 8,347
Increase/(decrease) in provisions (505) (24,898) 7,212
Payments for tower and tower equipment decommissioning (343) (343) (231)
Reversal of decommissioning through profit and loss     (2,671)
Unwinding of discount 9,156 7,084 4,644
Effects of movement in exchange rates (6,916) (3,187) 1,374
At end of period/year 86,408 85,016 71,941
Non-current 86,131 84,533 71,598
Current $ 277 $ 483 $ 343
[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.