Present day Cameroon is a divided society confronted by ongoing arm conflict between the government and separatist groups from the English-speaking regions. The conflict started in 2017 and has killed over 6000 people and displaced over 765,000, of whom over 70,000 are refugees in Nigeria. The cause of the conflict (among other issues) is a result of marginalization, corruption and personalist dictatorship which has destroyed the unity of Cameroon. This qualitative study employs secondary data (obtained from journal articles, books, newspaper, and other relevant sources/publications), and content analysis to; (a) determine how marginalization and personalist dictatorship have rendered Cameroon a broken society? (b) to examine what form of democratic governance can repair unity in Cameroon? (c) to understand why corruption is prevalent in Cameroon. The study found out that certain policies and actions of the dominant Francophone (French-speaking) Government of Cameroon, particularly around the bilingual federation agreed to in 1961 and later rescinded in 1972, has resulted in marginalization and discrimination against Anglophone Cameroonians. This is coupled with the issue of weak judiciary, strong executive, and widespread poverty that has allowed corruption to be prevalent in the country.