Askari was a retired super-hero, and a member of the "Mutantes Sans Frontiéres" mutants without Borders, which was a global mutant outreach organization established by
Warren Worthington III (Angel of the
X-Men). Askari was also the President of Zanzibar, which is located in the United Republic of Tanzania. It was considered an autonomous state. Askari battled
Viper and the terrorist Weaponeers, who were order to destabilize Zanibar's economy by the
Hellfire Club's White Queen (
Courtney Ross). Askari, Warren, and
Husk fought valiantly, although the three of them where no real match for Viper and her crew. Luckily, they were rescued by
Callisto,
Shola, and
Karima who were monitoring their situation from the island nation of Genosha.