Property and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Disclosure of detailed information about property, plant and equipment [abstract]

Property and Equipment

7 Property and Equipment

Movements in the carrying amount of property and equipment were as follows:

In thousands of USD	Buildings	Technical equipment and machinery	Transportation equipment, office equipment and other equipment	Right of use assets - Office and Warehouse	Total
Balance as of January 1, 2021	2,987	2,991	14,192	21,757	41,927
Additions and modifications(1)	381	829	5,957	4,092	11,259
Disposals	(540)	(344)	(1,591)	—	(2,475)
Reclassification	(336)	459	(123)	—	—
Effect of translation	(103)	(202)	(819)	(1,173)	(2,297)
Balance as of December 31, 2021	2,389	3,733	17,616	24,676	48,414
Additions and modifications(1)	878	3,051	7,218	7,491	18,638
Disposals	(31)	—	(67)	—	(98)
Reclassification	—	—	—	—	—
Effect of translation	(409)	(582)	(2,559)	(3,781)	(7,331)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	2,827	6,202	22,208	28,386	59,623
Accumulated depreciation
Balance as of January 1, 2021	(1,969)	(1,701)	(9,687)	(8,262)	(21,619)
Depreciation charge	(402)	(834)	(2,804)	(5,405)	(9,445)
Accumulated depreciation on disposals	372	457	1,442	—	2,271
Lease modifications	—	—	—	861	861
Reclassification	152	(174)	40	—	18
Effect of translation	77	117	549	581	1,324
Balance as of December 31, 2021	(1,770)	(2,135)	(10,460)	(12,225)	(26,590)
Depreciation charge	(408)	(899)	(3,667)	(6,480)	(11,454)
Accumulated depreciation on disposals	3	—	50	—	53
Lease modifications	—	—	—	3,444	3,444
Reclassification	—	—	—	—	—
Effect of translation	267	263	1,412	1,480	3,422
Balance as of December 31, 2022	(1,908)	(2,771)	(12,665)	(13,781)	(31,125)
Carrying amount as of December 31, 2021	619	1,598	7,156	12,451	21,824
Carrying amount as of December 31, 2022	919	3,431	9,543	14,605	28,498

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(1)The additions and modifications for the "Right of use of assets - Office and Warehouse" includes additions impact of USD 10,391 thousand and modifications impact of USD (2,900) thousand as of December 31, 2022 (December 31, 2021: additions impact of USD 3,485 thousand and modifications impact of USD 607 thousand).

Set out below, are the carrying amounts of the Group’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities and the movements during the period:

In thousands of USD	Right of use assets	Lease Liabilities
As at January 1, 2021	13,495	13,388
Additions	3,485	3,427
Depreciation	(5,405)	—
Interest expense	—	1,527
Lease modifications	1,468	1,388
Payments	—	(6,615)
Effect of translation	(592)	(578)
As at January 1, 2022	12,451	12,537
Additions	10,391	10,160
Depreciation	(6,480)	—
Interest expense	—	1,710
Lease modifications	543	595
Payments	—	(8,666)
Effect of translation	(2,300)	(2,489)
As at December 31, 2022	14,605	13,847

During 2022, the Group's main additions on Right of use assets includes new contracts for offices in Nigeria, Uganda, Egypt and China and warehouse facilities in Kenya, Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.

During 2021, the Group’s main additions on Right of use assets include renewal lease contract for an office in Portugal, new lease contract for an office in Egypt, Tunisia and China and a warehouse facility in Egypt.

The Group recognized rent expense from short-term leases of USD 2,708 thousand in the year ended December 31, 2022 (2021: USD 1,740 thousand and 2020: USD 1,549 thousand).

The following are the amounts recognized in profit or loss:

In thousands of USD	2020	2021	2022
Depreciation expense of right-of-use assets	(5,138)	(5,405)	(6,480)
Interest expense on lease liabilities	(1,516)	(1,527)	(1,710)
Expense relating to short-term leases	(1,549)	(1,740)	(2,708)
Total amount recognized in profit or loss	(8,203)	(8,672)	(10,898)

The Group had total cash outflows for leases of USD 8,666 thousand in 2022 (2021: USD 6,615 thousand and 2020: USD 6,084 thousand). The Group also had non-cash additions to right-of-use assets and lease liabilities of USD 10,391 thousand and USD 10,160 thousand in 2022, respectively (2021: USD 3,485 thousand and USD 3,427 thousand, respectively and 2020: USD 5,786 thousand and USD 5,821 thousand, respectively).