During the 1984–1985 famine, Ethiopia was fighting Eritrean and Tigray rebels in those two northern provinces, although Eritrea has since gained its independence.
1984-1985年の飢饉のあいだ、エチオピアはエリトリアとティグレ地方で反乱軍と戦っていた（エリトリアはすでに独立を勝ち取っていた）。