Or the even better example of Somaliland, which is perfectly safe. I lived and worked there for a few months last summer, and loved it.
But please correct me if you disagree! I really appreciated your comments down below, particularly your question about whether re-introducing bank notes is an effort to diminish the influence of the Telcos.
Somaliland is extremely safe, you can go about your daily life without a hint of any problem. You can walk down the street in the middle of the night without worrying for your safety.
Keeping peace is everyone's business, citizens take ownership of it.
Aside from that, it is a very poor country, but everyone is happy with what little they have.
I am driving around the entire continent now, and a friend said I must visit Somaliland, so it's on my radar when I eventually make it up that way (I'm moving South on the West Coast now)