text: Foreign Affairs; Louis Gustave Binger, Colonial Governor, unat­ tached, Director of African Affairs at the Ministry of the Colonies; delegated respectively by the Government of Her Britannic Majesty and by the Government of the French Republic in order to draw up, in conformity with the Declarations exchanged at London on the 5th August, 1890, and the 15th January, 1896, a draft of definitive delimitation between the British Colonies of the Gold Coast, Lagos, and the other British possessions to the west of the Niger, and the French possessions of the Ivory Coast, the Soudan, and Dahomey, and between the British and French possessions and the spheres of influence of the two countries to the east of the Niger, have agreed to the following provisions, which they have resolved to submit for the approval of their respective Governments: Article I The frontier separating the British Colony of the Gold Coast from the French Colonies of the Ivory Coast and Soudan shall start from the northern terminal point of the frontier laid down in the Anglo­ French Agreement of the 12th July, 1893, viz., the intersection of the thalweg of the Black Volta with the 9th degree of north latitude, and shall follow the thalweg of this river northward up to its intersection with the I Ith degree of north latitude. From this point it shall follow this parallel of latitude eastward as far as the river shown on Map No. I, annexed to the present Protocol, as passing immediately to the east of the villages of Zwaga (Souaga) and Zebilla (Sebilla), and it shall then follow the thalweg of the western branch of this river up-stream to its intersections with the parallel of latitude passing through the village of Sapeliga. From this point the frontier shall 
analysis: The text appears to be a document outlining the boundary between British and French colonies in West Africa, specifically the Gold Coast, Lagos, and other British possessions, and the French possessions of the Ivory Coast, Soudan, and Dahomey. The language used is technical and refers to geographical features such as rivers, latitude, and longitude. The purpose of the document is to establish a definitive boundary between the two colonial powers. Given the context, it is likely that the text is related to the establishment of borders and territorial claims, which is a fundamental aspect of international relations and diplomacy.