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Segment reporting - Summarized financial information (Details)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
USD ($)
segment
Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Geographical information      
Number of operating segments | segment 4    
Number of reportable segments | segment 4    
Revenues from external customers $ 2,125,539 $ 1,961,299 [1] $ 1,579,730
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 1,132,535 1,030,931 926,396
Depreciation and amortization (435,586) (468,904) (382,882)
Net gain/(loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment 3,806 (3,382) 2,499
Insurance claims 321 2,092 6,861
Impairment of withholding tax receivables (47,992) (52,334) (61,810)
Impairment of Goodwill   (121,596)  
Business combination transaction costs (2,432) (20,851) (15,779)
Other costs (19,017) (4,873) (15,752)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent (87,696) (38,157) (51,113)
Reversal of provision for decommissioning costs     2,671
Listing costs     (22,153)
Share-based payment expense (13,370) (13,265) (11,780)
Finance income 25,209 15,825 [1] 25,522
Finance costs (2,436,511) (872,049) [1] (422,034)
Other non-operating income and expenses 83 2,584 11,213
Loss before income tax (1,880,650) (543,979) [1] (8,141)
Segment assets 5,364,710 6,320,733 [2]  
Segment liabilities 5,017,356 4,960,503 [2]  
Internal costs related to reorganization 4,700 2,300  
Consulting fees relating to corporate structures and operating systems 10,600    
Non-recurring consulting fees 1,700    
Professional costs related to financing 300   15,100
Aborted transaction costs     700
Elimination of intersegment amounts      
Geographical information      
Revenues from external customers 0    
Cost of sales [member]      
Geographical information      
Impairment of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets excluding goodwill and related prepaid land rent (87,696) (38,157) (51,113)
Nigeria      
Geographical information      
Revenues from external customers 1,381,627 1,352,402 1,146,732
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 855,317 802,822 783,544
Additions of property, plant and equipment, right of use assets and intangible assets: - in the normal course of business 320,027 400,430 318,971
Segment assets 1,441,240 2,270,656 2,038,376
Segment liabilities 866,996 935,387 745,944
SSA      
Geographical information      
Revenues from external customers 503,049 412,824 343,945
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 257,072 230,066 190,654
Additions of property, plant and equipment , right of use assets and intangible assets: - through business combinations   719,219  
Additions of property, plant and equipment, right of use assets and intangible assets: - in the normal course of business 96,905 101,154 56,291
Segment assets 1,406,675 1,639,254 1,024,347
Segment liabilities 815,769 912,875 494,236
Latam      
Geographical information      
Revenues from external customers 200,207 160,008 59,706
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 145,754 114,434 42,688
Additions of property, plant and equipment , right of use assets and intangible assets: - through business combinations   386,460 468,535
Additions of property, plant and equipment, right of use assets and intangible assets: - in the normal course of business 247,580 135,069 103,338
Segment assets 2,216,873 1,931,317 1,453,729
Segment liabilities 766,687 555,885 393,090
MENA      
Geographical information      
Revenues from external customers 40,656 36,065 29,347
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 22,121 16,021 13,085
Additions of property, plant and equipment , right of use assets and intangible assets: - through business combinations 8,566 3,650  
Additions of property, plant and equipment, right of use assets and intangible assets: - in the normal course of business 18,034 23,532 20,725
Segment assets 186,586 178,471 173,888
Segment liabilities 111,751 109,087 100,947
Other      
Geographical information      
Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ (147,729) $ (132,412) $ (103,575)
[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.