Editing Labé (section)

==Economy==
Labé is an important commercial centre in the region, arising out of its strategic geographical position between several other countries. Traders from nearby regions such as Pita, Tougué, Koubia, Lélouma, Mali Yemberin and other countries including [[Mali]], [[Senegal]], the [[Gambia]] and [[Sierra Leone]] gather in Labé. Its central market is the second largest in the country after the Madina market in Conakry. Trade or commerce has become the main activity in the city, but Labe also has a small manufacturing industry consisting mainly of shoe making, textile, carpentry, blacksmithing...
It is known for [[weaving]] and [[honey]].  The city also benefits from a considerable diaspora whose repatriated income contributes significantly to infrastructural development in Labé and helps to overcome the region's relatively poorer revenue stream. Merchants from the city dominate the informal economy in most Guinean cities and are also economically active in cities further afield, such as [[Dakar]], [[Bamako]], [[Abidjan]], [[Bissau]] and [[Freetown]].

The city also has a [[museum]], while the [[Saala Falls]] and Mount Kolima lie nearby.

The town is served by [[Tata Airport]]. A jet-capable airport near Labé was built by Cuban engineers in 1973. Currently the airport remains unused due to the lack of airline traffic connecting the different regions and major cities in Guinea.

The city has a sizable stadium (stade Saifoulaye Diallo) which hosts soccer/football games played by the local club Fello Star. However the sport facility is poorly maintained and kept.<ref>Harold D. Nelson, Area Handbook for Guinea, [[Department of the Army]] Pamphlet 550-174, 1975, p.333</ref>