DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo's electoral commission started registering voters this week in North Kivu province, where a rebel insurgency has raised concerns about the state's ability to hold elections there in December. Parts of North Kivu province are occupied by the M23 rebel group, a Tutsi-led militia that has been clashing with the Congolese army for almost a year. More than 500,000 people have been forced to flee their homes because of fighting. "We are confident that even these Congolese will have the right to register," said Paul Mohindo, deputy rapporteur of the Congolese electoral commission, who travelled from Kinshasa…