REPRESENTATION OF THE VIOLATION OF AFRICAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN FACELESS BY AMMA DARKO AND WOMAN AT POINT ZERO BY NAWAL EL SAADAWI

The violation of women’s rights has remained a persistent issue in many African societies, which are consistently reinforced by cultural traditions, socio-political neglect, and patriarchal dominance. Previous studies have focused more on gender rights, gender-based violence, little have been done on violation of Africa women’s rights and violations This study examined the representation of women’s rights violations in Amma Darko’s Faceless and Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero, with a view to analysing forms of oppression such as sexual exploitation, domestic violence, economic marginalisation, and institutional neglect. Qualitative design was employed. Data in form of textual excerpts from the two primary texts were purposively selected. African feminism, particularly Molara Ogundipe-Leslie’s STIWANISM, served as the framework. Both literary texts critiqued systemic patriarchy and institutional failures while also highlighting women’s resilience and agency conditions. Faceless reflected the act of silencing street girls, countered by the advocacy of MUTE, a women-led organisation. Woman at Point Zero, exposed religious, cultural, and economic subjugation in Egyptian society, culminating in act of defiance. These findings aver that African women writers employ literature as both a mirror of oppression and a tool for social transformation, advocacy for female rights and to fight against the violation of women’s rights in Africa.