Article 3 From the point specified in Article 2, where the frontier separating the British and French possessions strikes the Niger, viz., a point situated on the right bank of that river, 10 miles (16,093 metres) up-stream from the centre of the town of Gere (Guiris), (the port of llo), the frontier shall follow a straight line drawn therefrom at right angles to the right bank as far as its intersection with the median line of the river. It shall then follow the median line of the river, up­ stream, as far as its intersection with a line drawn perpendicularly to the left bank from the median line of the mouth of the depression or dry water-course, which, on Map No. 2 annexed to the present Protocol, is called the Dallul Mauri, and is shown thereon as being situated at a distance of about 17 miles (27,359 metres), measured as the crow flies, from a point on the left bank opposite the above­ mentioned village of Gere (Guiris). From this point of intersection the frontier shall follow this per­ pendicular till it meets the left bank of the river. Article 4 To the east of the Niger the frontier separating the British and French possessions shall follow the line indicated on Map No. 2, which is annexed to the present Protocol. Starting from the point on the left bank of the Niger indicated in the previous article, viz., the median line of the Dallul Mauri, the frontier shall follow this median line until it meets the circumference of a circle drawn from the centre of the town of Sokoto with a radius of 100 miles (160,932 metres). From this point it shall follow the northern arc of this circle as far as its second intersection with the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a boundary agreement between two countries (Britain and France) regarding their territories in Africa. The language used is technical and precise, with references to geographic features and measurements. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, humanitarian aid, or culture. The focus is solely on the demarcation of the border between the two countries.

**Category**
Geography, International Relations