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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
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Dec. 31, 2021
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF LOSS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)      
Revenue $ 2,125,539 $ 1,961,299 $ 1,579,730
Cost of sales (1,183,306) (1,157,001) (907,388)
Administrative expenses (404,783) (501,175) (336,511)
(Net loss allowance)/net reversal of loss allowance on trade receivables (7,202) 4,446 34,031
Other income 404 4,676 18,509
Operating profit 530,652 312,245 388,371
Finance income 25,209 15,825 25,522
Finance costs (2,436,511) (872,049) (422,034)
Loss before income tax (1,880,650) (543,979) (8,141)
Income tax (expense)/benefit (107,528) 75,013 (17,980)
Loss for the year (1,988,178) (468,966) (26,121)
Loss attributable to:      
Owners of the Company (1,976,609) (459,007) (25,832)
Non-controlling interests (11,569) (9,959) (289)
Loss for the year $ (1,988,178) $ (468,966) $ (26,121)
Loss per share-basic $ (5.93) $ (1.39) $ (0.09)
Loss per share-diluted $ (5.93) $ (1.39) $ (0.09)
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss      
Fair value gain through other comprehensive income $ 12   $ 3
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations 970,796 $ 72,661 (28,313)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of taxes 970,808 72,661 [2] (28,310)
Total comprehensive loss for the year (1,017,370) (396,305) [2] (54,431)
Total comprehensive loss for the year attributable to:      
Owners of the Company (1,025,754) (399,486) (48,389)
Non-controlling interests 8,384 3,181 (6,042)
Total comprehensive loss for the year $ (1,017,370) $ (396,305) [2] $ (54,431)
[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.