s ▁International ▁Development ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁African ▁Development ▁Bank ▁or ▁gr ants ▁from ▁other ▁don ors , ▁complement ed ▁by ▁government ▁counter part ▁funds . ▁In vest ments ▁of ▁US $ 2 0 ▁million ▁were ▁fin anced ▁by ▁the ▁private ▁operator ▁over ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁le ase . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Cit ib ank ▁and ▁the ▁Comp ag nie ▁Ban ca ire ▁de ▁l ' A frique ▁Occ ident ale ▁( C BA O ) ▁provided ▁a ▁maximum ▁line ▁of ▁credit ▁of ▁ 2 1 . 4 ▁million ▁US ▁dollars ▁( 1 1 ▁billion ▁F ▁C FA ) ▁over ▁six ▁years ▁to ▁assist ▁the ▁asset - hold ing ▁company ▁S ON ES ▁with ▁its ▁c ash ▁flow . ▁ ▁E ffic iency ▁▁ ▁Water ▁losses , ▁mostly ▁from ▁leak ages , ▁dropped ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁from ▁ 3 2 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁decl ine ▁transl ates ▁to ▁a ▁sav ings ▁equal ▁to ▁the ▁water ▁needs ▁of ▁ 9 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁Labor ▁product ivity ▁stood ▁at ▁ 2 . 3 . ▁employees ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁connections ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁up ▁from ▁ 6 . 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁External ▁co operation ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Bank , ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Agency ▁for ▁International ▁Development ▁( USA ID ), ▁the ▁African ▁Development ▁Bank