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Airtel Africa plc
Annual Report and Accounts 2026
French
Swahili
Airtel Africa plc
Annual Report and Accounts 2026
Corporate site
Language
French
Swahili
Strategic report
Strategic report
Strategic report
Airtel Africa at a glance
Market environment and investment proposition
Business model
Chair’s statement
Chief executive officer’s review
Our strategy
Strategy in action
Strategy in action
Strategy in action
Customer experience
Airtel Money
Our key performance indicators
Business review
Business review
Business review
Markets and performance
Mobile services
Nigeria – mobile services
East Africa – mobile services
Francophone Africa – mobile services
Mobile money
CFO's introduction and financial review
Managing our risk
Principal risks and mitigation
Our sustainability strategy
TCFD and other disclosures
TCFD and other disclosures
TCFD and other disclosures
TCFD and other disclosures
Non-financial and sustainability information statement
Section 172 disclosures index
Our long-term viability statement
Governance report
Governance report
Governance report
Chair’s introduction to the Governance report
Our leadership
Our leadership
Our leadership
The Board at a glance
Our Board of directors
Our Executive Committee
Corporate governance
Corporate governance
Corporate governance
Highlights of the year
Our governance structures
The Board’s focus in 2025/26
Our compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code
Engaging with our stakeholders
Engaging with our stakeholders
Engaging with our stakeholders
Section 172 statement
How we engage with our stakeholders
Audit and Risk Committee report
Audit and Risk Committee report
Audit and Risk Committee report
Committee chair’s statement
Committee governance
Part 1: Our work during the year
Part 2: Accounting and financial reporting issues
Part 3: Risk management and internal controls
Part 4: Sustainability risk and reporting
Part 5: External auditors
Part 6: Audit tender
Nominations Committee report
Nominations Committee report
Nominations Committee report
Committee chair’s statement
Committee report
Diversity and inclusion
Directors’ remuneration report
Directors’ remuneration report
Directors’ remuneration report
Part 1: Chair’s introduction
Part 2: Directors’ remuneration policy
Part 3: Our annual report on remuneration
Directors’ report
Directors’ responsibilities statement
Financial statements
Financial statements
Financial statements
Independent Auditor’s report to the Members of Airtel Africa plc
Limited assurance report on financial controls
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Consolidated statement of financial position
Consolidated statement of changes in equity
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Notes to consolidated financial statements
Notes to consolidated financial statements
1. Corporate information
2. Summary of material accounting policies
3. Critical accounting estimates, assumptions and judgement
4. New accounting pronouncements to be adopted on or after 1 April 2026
5. Significant transactions/new developments
6. Revenue
7. Employee benefit expense
8. Other operating expenses
9. Depreciation and amortisation
10. Finance costs and income
11. Hyperinflation
12. Exceptional items
13. Income tax
14. Earnings per share (EPS)
15. Property, plant and equipment (PPE)
16. Intangible assets
17. Derivative financial instruments
18. Other non-financial assets
19. Trade receivables
20. Cash and bank balances
21. Balance held under mobile money trust
22. Financial assets – others
23. Borrowings
24. Financial liabilities – others
25. Other non-financial liabilities
26. Employee benefit obligations
27. Provisions
28. Share capital
29. Other equity
30. Investments in subsidiaries
31. Contingent liabilities and commitments
32. Leases
33. Related party disclosure
34. Financial risk management
35. Fair value of financial assets and liabilities
36. Companies in the Group, associate and joint venture
37. Subsidiaries exempt from audit
38. Events after the balance sheet date
Company only statement of financial position
Company only statements of changes in equity
Notes to company only financial statements
Notes to company only financial statements
Notes to company only financial statements
1. Summary of significant accounting policies
2. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
3. Employee expenses
4. Investment in subsidiary undertakings
5. Loans receivables
6. Cash and bank balances
7. Trade and other payables
8. Share capital
9. Related party disclosure
10. Guarantees
11. Events after the balance sheet date
Other information
Other information
Other information
Alternative performance measures (APMs)
Forward-looking statements
Glossary and technical and industry terms
General shareholders’ information
Auditor’s ESEF assurance statement
Digital-first reporting
Downloads
Corporate site
Downloads
Corporate site
Strategic report
Governance report
Financial statements
Other information
9. Related party disclosure
Refer to
note 33
of the consolidated financial statements.
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