Mahinda is a volcanologist and Scientific Director at the Research Center of Natural Sciences at Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been a scientist at the Research Center of Natural Sciences, and the Goma Volcano Observatory since 1997. is the Congolese scientific institute in charge of the monitoring of Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira volcanoes, in the Virunga Volcanic Province, and the study of impacts related to the eruptive activity. The GVO is responsible for monitoring volcanic activity and providing information on volcanoes and their activity to the local authorities and population.