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Summary of significant accounting policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Summary of significant accounting policies |
Summary of useful lives of property and equipment | ​
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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 | ​
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​ |  | 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 | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, 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
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, 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
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Year Ended December 31, 2020
Country |  | Currency |  | Average Rate |  | Period-end Rate
Algeria |  | Algerian Dinar (DZD) |  | 144.26 | ​ | 161.51
Cameroon |  | CFA Franc BEAC (XAF) |  | 655.96 | ​ | 655.96
Ivory Coast |  | CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF) |  | 655.96 | ​ | 655.96
Egypt |  | Egyptian Pound (EGP) |  | 18.00 | ​ | 19.26
Ghana |  | Cedi (Ghana) (GHS) |  | 6.53 | ​ | 7.17
Kenya |  | Kenyan Shilling (KES) |  | 120.49 | ​ | 132.62
Morocco |  | Moroccan Dirham (MAD) |  | 10.72 | ​ | 10.79
Nigeria |  | Naira (NGN) |  | 431.77 | ​ | 469.67
Rwanda |  | Rwanda Franc (RWF) |  | 1,078.01 | ​ | 1,195.13
Senegal |  | CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF) |  | 655.96 | ​ | 655.96
South Africa |  | Rand (ZAR) |  | 18.76 | ​ | 17.97
Tunisia |  | Tunisian Dinar (TND) |  | 3.17 | ​ | 3.26
United Republic Of Tanzania |  | Tanzanian Shilling (TZS) |  | 2,630.32 | ​ | 2,810.22
Uganda |  | Uganda Shilling (UGX) |  | 4,214.64 | ​ | 4,451.04
United Arab Emirates |  | UAE Dirham (AED) | ​ | 4.19 | ​ | 4.50
United States of America |  | US Dollars (USD) |  | 1.14 | ​ | 1.23
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Schedule of Group's geographical distribution of revenue and property, plant and equipment | ​
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Revenue | ​ | For the year ended December 31,
in thousands of EUR |  | 2018 | ​ | 2019 |  | 2020
West Africa(1) | ​ | 65,655 | ​ | 68,919 | ​ | 63,105
North Africa(2) | ​ | 36,947 | ​ | 57,238 | ​ | 48,476
East and South Africa(3) | ​ | 25,947 | ​ | 32,839 | ​ | 27,107
Europe(4) | ​ | 509 | ​ | 1,363 | ​ | 728
United Arab Emirates | ​ | — | ​ | 49 | ​ | 207
Total | ​ | 129,058 | ​ | 160,408 | ​ | 139,623
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Property and equipment | ​ | As of December 31,
in thousands of EUR |  | 2019 |  | 2020
West Africa(1) |  | 5,201 | ​ | 4,333
North Africa(2) |  | 4,878 | ​ | 6,343
East and South Africa(3) |  | 6,243 | ​ | 4,506
Europe(4) |  | 1,030 | ​ | 1,323
United Arab Emirates |  | 82 | ​ | 54
Total |  | 17,434 | ​ | 16,559
(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.
(4) | Portugal and Germany

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