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Cash from operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities      
Profit before taxation $ (1,880,650) $ (543,979) [1] $ (8,141)
Adjustments:      
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 385,203 421,574 344,716
Amortization of intangible assets 50,383 47,330 38,166
Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent 87,696 38,157 51,113
Loss allowance/(reversal of loss allowance) on trade receivables 7,202 (4,446) (34,031)
Impairment of withholding tax receivables 47,992 52,334 61,810
Impairment of Goodwill   121,596  
Amortization of prepaid site rent 9,534 9,631 8,321
Net (gain)/loss on disposal of plant, property and equipment (3,806) 3,382 (2,499)
Insurance income (321) (2,092) (6,861)
Finance costs 2,436,511 872,049 422,034
Finance income (25,209) (15,825) (25,522)
Impairment of inventory   138 (315)
Decrease in decommissioning expense     (2,671)
Sharebased payment expense 13,370 13,265 11,780
Operating profit before working capital changes 1,127,905 1,013,114 857,900
Changes in working capital      
Decrease/(increase) in inventory 11,249 (37,750) 6,689
(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables (295,260) (141,723) (164,382)
Increase in trade and other payables 59,029 133,233 87,866
Net movement in working capital (224,982) (46,240) (69,827)
Cash from operations $ 902,923 $ 966,874 $ 788,073
[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.