YATENGA KING'S PALACE

A true local eminence, the Naba of the region is the descendant of the lineage of the kings of the fearsome Mossi empire of Du, of which Ouahigouya was the capital. If he has no legal power today, he retains moral authority and a role to advise the notables of the subjects of his ancestors. Travelling to Ouahigouya, the traveller can walk from the palace to the city centre. It is difficult to visit it, because it is still in operation as the waiting queue of the notables we observe regularly at the entrance to the palace. These notables are awaiting hearing with the ministers of the king or king himself.