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Posts misleadingly claim Ethiopian innovator built intercontinental ballistic missile

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Videos circulating on Facebook are being shared with a claim that they show an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) built by a young Ethiopian .

This is misleading: the video does not show a functional missile but rather a model, made out of recycled materials and inspired by a North Korean missile.

Ethiopia is ramping up its military development amidst regional rivalries with neighbouring countries over access to the Red Sea .