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He commiserated with the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, on the news of the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday, 10 March 2019.
Mahama in a Facebook post said: "We received news of the crash of Ethiopian Airlines ET302, bound for Nairobi, with shock and dismay. As we all know, ET has been the aviation workhorse of Africa and it is normal for many of us to fly to Addis Ababa and connect through Bole Airport to the many far-flung destinations across Africa and the world.
"Our hearts go out, at this time, to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Ethiopian people and the families of all who perished in the crash. This is surely a difficult time for the families of the dead, their employers, and the management and staff of Ethiopian Airlines."
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The company issued an official statement on the matter confirming that the flight has crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members on board.
"We hereby confirm that our scheduled flight ET 302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi was involved in accident today", the airline stated.
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Former president John Mahama
The Office of the Ethiopian Prime Minister has also issued a statement on behalf of the government and the people of Ethiopia, expressing its condolences to the families of those who have lost love ones.
"The Office of the PM, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express its deepest condolences to the families of those that have lost their loved ones on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on regular scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya this morning," a tweet from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
The plane, according to the company, took off at 8:38 a.m. local time (05:38 GMT) from Addis Ababa and lost contact at 08:44 a.m.
It is not yet clear what caused the accident.