France’s church-state separation law was extended to its colonies in 1903

Evidence

On January 22, 1903, the law separating Church and State in France was applied to the colonies, and missionaries involved in running statefunded schools were summarily ejected from their institutions. The central administration promptly stepped into the breach when Roume asked the new lieutenant governor of Senegal, Camille Guy, to draw up a series of recommendations for educational reform in Africa. — Alice L. Conklin, A Mission to Civilize_ The Republican…, 268