I remember Mobutu refusing Sabena's 747s at Kinshasa simply because Air Zaïre didn't have any.

Btw, if I remember well, the extra 3 weekly flights are supposed to be operated by a Congolese company; SN is just filling in, I assume in exchange for a few dollars flowing to the pocket of His Excellency's government, their final destination I wouldn't want to guess...
If those flights will be cancelled, the Congolese people will be the most inconvenienced.
Am I wrong here?