Thierry Pairault published on 12 June 2020 a paper titled "Djibouti: Simulation du Poids de la Dette et du Cout d'une Renegociation."
The paper reviews the cost of renegotiating a loan granted by China's Export Import Bank to Djibouti for construction of the Djiboutian portion of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway.