v3.24.0.1
Related parties - Ownership percentage (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
IHS Mauritius Cameroon Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Mauritius Cote d Ivoire Limited [Member]    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Mauritius Netherlands Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Mauritius Zambia Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Mauritius Rwanda Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Africa (UK) Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands Coperatief U.A.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands Holdco B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands NG1 B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands NG2 B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Nigeria Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
INT Towers Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Towers NG Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Cote d Ivoire S.A.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Cameroon S.A.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Zambia Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Rwanda Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Rwanda Towers Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Kuwait Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Brasil Cesso de Infraestruturas S.A.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Towers Colombia S.A.S    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Peru S.A.C.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
San Gimignano Imoveis e Adminsitracao Limitada    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Nigeria Tower Interco B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands GCC B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands KSA B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS GCC Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands Connect B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS GCC KW Holding Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 70.00% 70.00%
IHS Finco Management Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS GCC MAR Holding Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Global Independent Connect Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS KSA Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS SSC FZE    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands RSA B.V    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands BR B.V    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS South Africa Holding Proprietary Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Towers South Africa Proprietary Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands PHP B.V    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Towers Inc.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Netherlands EGY B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Telecom Towers Egypt S.A.E.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 80.00% 80.00%
Skysites Americas Ltda    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage   100.00%
Wi-Fi Mundial Ltda.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Fiber Brasil Participaes Ltda.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage   100.00%
IHS Fiber Brasil - Cesso de Infraestruturas Ltda.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
I-Systems Solues de Infraestrutura S.A.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 51.00% 51.00%
Centennial Towers Colombia S.A.S.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Polar Breeze Colombia S.A.S    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Centennial Towers Brasil Cooperatief U.A.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Centennial Towers of Brasil B.V.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
Centennial Towers of Colombia Ltd.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00% 100.00%
IHS Centennial Brasil Torres de Telecomunicacoes Ltda    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage   100.00%
Polar Breeze Empreendimentos Ltda.    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage   100.00%
IHS E-Services (NG) Limited    
Disclosure of transactions between related parties [line items]    
Ownership percentage 100.00%