I can remember cadging a lift in one going from Nairobi down to Fields in Harare. This would have been just after 'Blackhawk Down', the owner of the company was taking it down for maintenance.
He was a Somali and doing very well out of the conflict... like many others he was using them to fly mirrah into Mogadishu.
He was rapidly building a fleet and I think he was getting a new one down from France every few weeks.
Word was that his bank manager was surprised to discover he had the largest fleet in the world. Jamah Blue ..... ?
I am sure others here will know more of him and his story.
Many aircraft were flying out of Nairobi, Wilson, every morning. I think it was about 3 hours up to Mogadishu, - they all would be well loaded with the vegetation. Chieftains, King Air and 406 being common types used.