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Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Summary of significant accounting policies

Summary of useful lives of property and equipment


		Useful life in years
Buildings		Up to 40
Transportation equipment		5 to 8
Technical equipment and machinery		3 to 10
Furniture and office equipment		5 to 15
Leasehold improvements		Shorter of useful life and the term of the underlying lease

Summary of useful lives of intangible assets


		Useful life in years
Acquired software licenses		1 to 3

Summary of currency translation rates against the Euro for the Group's most significant operations


				2019
Country		Currency		Average Rate		Year-end Rate
Algeria		Algerian Dinar (DZD)		133.22		133.06
Cameroon		CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)		655.96		655.96
Ivory Coast		CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)		655.96		655.96
Egypt		Egyptian Pound (EGP)		18.80		17.96
Ghana		Cedi (Ghana) (GHS)		5.98		6.38
Kenya		Kenyan Shilling (KES)		113.01		112.54
Morocco		Moroccan Dirham (MAD)		10.69		10.61
Nigeria		Naira (NGN)		402.40		404.90
Rwanda		Rwanda Franc (RWF)		1,005.63		1,042.62
Senegal		CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)		655.96		655.96
South Africa		Rand (ZAR)		16.15		15.75
Tunisia		Tunisian Dinar (TND)		3.22		3.12
United Republic Of Tanzania		Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)		2,573.85		2,558.61
Uganda		Uganda Shilling (UGX)		4,115.60		4,078.89
United Arab Emirates		UAE Dirham (AED)		4.11		4.12
United States of America		US Dollars (USD)		1.12		1.12



				2018
Country		Currency		Average Rate		Year-end Rate
Algeria		Algerian Dinar (DZD)		137.24		135.02
Cameroon		CFA Franc BEAC (XAF)		655.96		655.96
Ivory Coast		CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)		655.96		655.96
Egypt		Egyptian Pound (EGP)		21.00		20.46
Ghana		Cedi (Ghana) (GHS)		5.51		5.55
Kenya		Kenyan Shilling (KES)		118.63		115.77
Morocco		Moroccan Dirham (MAD)		11.04		10.89
Nigeria		Naira (NGN)		424.60		415.46
Rwanda		Rwanda Franc (RWF)		1,006.49		995.64
Senegal		CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)		655.96		655.96
South Africa		Rand (ZAR)		15.60		16.46
Tunisia		Tunisian Dinar (TND)		3.09		3.35
United Republic Of Tanzania		Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)		2,678.57		2,625.28
Uganda		Uganda Shilling (UGX)		4,373.73		4,226.75
United Arab Emirates		UAE Dirham (AED)		4.34		4.20
United States of America		US Dollars (USD)		1.18		1.14

Schedule of Group's geographical distribution of revenue and property, plant and equipment


Revenue		For the year ended
in thousands of EUR		December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
West Africa⁽¹⁾		68,919		65,655		44,934
North Africa⁽²⁾		57,238		36,947		28,434
East and South Africa⁽³⁾		32,839		25,947		16,808
Portugal		43		509		2,067
France		—		—		623
United Arab Emirates		49		—		—
Germany		1,320		—		188
Total		160,408		129,058		93,054


Property and equipment		As of
in thousands of EUR		December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
West Africa⁽¹⁾		5,201		2,552
North Africa⁽²⁾		4,878		1,620
East and South Africa⁽³⁾		6,243		680
Portugal		986		109
United Arab Emirates		82		58
Germany		44		1
Total		17,434		5,020

(1)	West Africa covers Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon and Ghana.

(2)	North Africa covers Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.

(3)	East and South Africa covers Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa.