v3.24.0.1
Segment reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment reporting  
Schedule of summarized financial information

Summarized financial information for the year ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:

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2023

    

Nigeria

    

SSA

    

Latam

    

MENA

    

Other

    

Total

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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Revenues from external customers

 

1,381,627

 

503,049

 

200,207

 

40,656

 

—

 

2,125,539

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA (note 4(e))

 

855,317

 

257,072

 

145,754

 

22,121

 

(147,729)

 

1,132,535

Depreciation and amortization (note 7 and 8)

 

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(435,586)

Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (note 8)

 

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3,806

Insurance claims (note 9)

 

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321

Impairment of withholding tax receivables in Nigeria (note 8)

 

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(47,992)

Business combination costs (note 8)

 

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(2,432)

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent (note 7)

 

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(87,696)

Other costs (a)

 

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(19,017)

Share‑based payment expense (note 8)

 

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(13,370)

Finance income (note 10)

 

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25,209

Finance costs (note 11)

 

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(2,436,511)

Other non-operating income (note 9)

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83

Loss before income tax

 

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(1,880,650)

Additions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

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- through business combinations

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—

 

—

 

—

 

8,566

 

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- In the normal course of business

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320,027

 

96,905

 

247,580

 

18,034

 

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Segment assets

 

1,441,240

 

1,406,675

 

2,216,873

 

186,586

 

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Segment liabilities

 

866,996

 

815,769

 

766,687

 

111,751

 

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(a)Other costs for the year ended December 31, 2023 included one-off consulting fees related to corporate structures and operating systems of $10.6 million, one-off consulting services of $1.7 million, costs related to internal reorganization of $4.7 million and one-off professional fees related to financing of $0.3 million.

Summarized financial information for the year ended December 31, 2022 is as follows:

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2022

    

Nigeria

    

SSA

    

Latam

    

MENA

    

Other

    

Total

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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Revenues from external customers

 

1,352,402

 

412,824

 

160,008

 

36,065

 

—

 

1,961,299

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA (note 4(e))*

 

802,822

 

230,066

 

114,434

 

16,021

 

(132,412)

 

1,030,931

Depreciation and amortization (note 7 and 8)*

 

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(468,904)

Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (note 8)

 

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(3,382)

Insurance claims (note 9)

 

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2,092

Impairment of withholding tax receivables in Nigeria (note 8)

 

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(52,334)

Impairment of Goodwill (note 8)

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(121,596)

Business combination costs (note 8)

 

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(20,851)

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent (note 7)

 

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(38,157)

Other costs (a)

 

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(4,873)

Share‑based payment expense (note 8)

 

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(13,265)

Finance income (note 10)

 

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15,825

Finance costs (note 11)*

 

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(872,049)

Other non-operating income

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2,584

Loss before income tax*

 

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(543,979)

Additions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

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- through business combinations*

 

—

 

719,219

 

386,460

 

3,650

 

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- In the normal course of business

 

400,430

 

101,154

 

135,069

 

23,532

 

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Segment assets*

 

2,270,656

 

1,639,254

 

1,931,317

 

178,471

 

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Segment liabilities*

 

935,387

 

912,875

 

555,885

 

109,087

 

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*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.

(a)Other costs for the year ended December 31, 2022 included $2.3 million costs related to internal reorganization.

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Summarized financial information for the year ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:

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2021

    

Nigeria

    

SSA

    

Latam

    

MENA

    

Other

    

Total

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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$’000

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Revenues from external customers

 

1,146,732

 

343,945

 

59,706

 

29,347

 

—

 

1,579,730

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Segment Adjusted EBITDA (note 4(e))

 

783,544

 

190,654

 

42,688

 

13,085

 

(103,575)

 

926,396

Depreciation and amortization (note 7 and 8)

 

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(382,882)

Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (note 8)

 

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2,499

Insurance claims (note 9)

 

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6,861

Impairment of withholding tax receivables in Nigeria (note 8)

 

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(61,810)

Business combination costs (note 8)

 

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(15,779)

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent (note 7)

 

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(51,113)

Reversal of provision for decommissioning costs

 

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2,671

Listing costs

 

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(22,153)

Other costs (a)

 

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(15,752)

Share‑based payment expense (note 8)

 

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(11,780)

Finance income (note 10)

 

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25,522

Finance costs (note 11)

 

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(422,034)

Other non-operating income

 

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11,213

Loss before income tax

 

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(8,141)

Additions of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

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- through business combinations

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468,535

 

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- In the normal course of business

 

318,971

 

56,291

 

103,338

 

20,725

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Segment assets

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2,038,376

 

1,024,347

 

1,453,729

 

173,888

 

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Segment liabilities

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745,944

 

494,236

 

393,090

 

100,947

 

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(a)Other costs for the year ended December 31, 2021 included one-off professional costs related to financing of $15.1 million and aborted transaction costs of $0.7 million.
Schedule of countries contributing material revenue and/or have material non current assets

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2023

    

2022

    

2021

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$’000

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$'000

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$'000

Revenue

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Nigeria

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1,381,627

 

1,352,402

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1,146,732

Rest of world

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743,912

 

608,897

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432,998

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2,125,539

 

1,961,299

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1,579,730

Non‑current assets*

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Nigeria

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898,264

 

1,597,989

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1,572,774

Brazil

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1,875,098

 

1,648,863

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1,274,378

South Africa

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493,651

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652,492

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Rest of world

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912,459

 

953,607

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1,013,385

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4,179,472

 

4,852,951

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3,860,537

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*Non-current assets exclude financial instruments, non-current trade and other receivables and deferred tax assets.

**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.

Schedule of revenue from tier one customers

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2023

    

2022

    

2021

 

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$'000

    

$'000

 

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Customer A

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60

%

62

%  

66

%  

Customer B

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17

%

17

%  

14

%  

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