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ABSTRACT

These days, black women are increasingly becoming subjects of much interest in fictional and non-fictional texts. Some recent African writers present the African woman as a special being, endowed with wisdom, full of potentials and endurance. Among these authors are Mongo Beti in his Les Bouts de Bois de Dieu, Buchi Emecheta in her Second Class Citizen, Fatou Diome in her Marianne Porte Complainte and many others. With his work La Marmite de Koke-Mbala, Guy Menga takes his place among these authors. In showcasing the African culture, they, at the same time, place a lot of value on the black women. Women without whom, the society would not be complete. Based on a sociocultural approach, this study aims to dissect a theatrical work by Guy Menga, a Congolese author, to see how he managed to radiate the virtues and especially the wisdom of Lemba the Queen of the Koka Mbala. The King leans on his wife, to bring about the change which no one dares to bring about. This article concludes that Guy Menga is probably a misandrist since he showed a lot of contempt towards the male characters in his work. And the the woman has always been a being who appears physically fragile, but who possesses inestimable values. We only have to open our eyes to recognize these values.