Armed conflict continues between the Ethiopian army and the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) in several areas of the Oromia region. Facebook posts claim that two major opposition parties from the region have held peace talks with Ethiopia’s ruling party to end the fighting. However, this is false; a group of opposition parties and civil society organisations recently met to draw up a roadmap to peace for Oromia, but the talks did not include the ruling party.

The headline of the post published on Facebook in Afaan Oromoo, one of Ethiopia’s main languages, reads: “Peace talks between OFC, OLF and PP parties has begun in Finfinnee.”

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Screenshot of the false post, taken on February 24, 2025

OFC and OLF stand for two opposition parties in the region: the Oromo Federalist Congress and the Oromo Liberation Front. PP stands for the country’s ruling Prosperity Party.

Finfinnee is the Oromo name for Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa.

The post is accompanied by photos of Merara Gudina, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Daud Ibsa, the leaders of the OFC, PP and OLF, respectively.

Similar claims were also shared here and here on Facebook.

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screenshots of the false posts, taken on February 24, 2025

Armed conflict

The Ethiopian army and the rebel Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) have been fighting each other in Oromia, Ethiopia’s largest region, since 2018.

The armed conflict has caused severe humanitarian crises, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (archived ...

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