In 2005, "Delwende, " directed by Burkina Faso's S. Pierre Yameogo, won the same prize when it was screened.
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The French duo replace Jacques Yameogo and Pihouri Weboanga, who were the Burkinabe coaching duo fired after the Nations Cup in Mali earlier this year.