Wa Naa's Palace, Royal palace in Wa, Ghana

Wa Naa's Palace is the mud-brick compound of the King of the Wala people in the centre of Wa, Upper West Region. Its sundried earthen walls are carried by Y-shaped wooden columns that support flat roofs of bush-pole framework covered with mud, a form drawing on both Sudano-Sahelian and Moorish building traditions. The palace houses the royal family, palace staff and kingdom officials.

The palace was built in the 19th century with sun-dried mud-brick walls and Y-shaped wooden columns carrying flat roofs of bush-pole framework covered with mud. It was designed to withstand enemy attacks, and former kings are buried in front of it. In 2009 the World Monuments Fund and the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board began a conservation project on the Y-shaped structure, completed in 2012.

Inside the palace the Wa Naa sits on the skin of a lion or an antelope, while courtiers and visitors sit on cow or sheep skins, a seating order that marks rank. The compound houses the royal family, palace staff and kingdom officials, and remains the seat of the Wa Naa title, the supreme leadership of the Wala people.

The palace stands in the centre of Wa, in the Upper West Region, and can be reached on foot from the town's main streets. The earthen walls and Y-shaped timber columns need constant upkeep, and the 2009–2012 World Monuments Fund project with the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board was completed to conserve them. Ask locally before entering the courtyard, since the grounds are a working royal residence.

The front section of the palace holds burial grounds for former rulers, marking their final resting place within the royal complex. These graves demonstrate how power and lineage remain connected within the Wala dynasties.