The term 'Neighbor of Niger' refers to four countries that border the African nation of Niger. These countries are CHAD, Mali, BENIN, and Libya. CHAD is a landlocked country in Central Africa, bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, and Niger and Nigeria to the west. Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania to the west. BENIN is a country in West Africa, bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Libya is a country in North Africa, bordered by Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, CHAD and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.