2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt A coup attempt is made in Guinea-Bissau. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says that "many" members of the security forces have been killed in a "failed attack against democracy" as both the African Union and ECOWAS condemn the attempted coup. Guinea-Bissau president says many dead after 'failed attack against democracy' © France 24 Sources: France 24